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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 237 · 40 questions
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Speaker's tip (Tell, explain, remind): Opening: greeting, hook, topic, a preview of the points. Body: the main points (about 2 or 3 in a short speech), each with an example or a reason. Closing: a summary, the call to action, thanks and a memorable last line.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples

Answer key

  1. the call to action
  2. the body
  3. an example or a reason
  4. the closing
  5. the main points
  6. about 2 or 3
  7. facts and examples
  8. introducing the topic
  9. greeting the audience
  10. the opening
  11. the body
  12. opening, body, closing
  13. the attention hook
  14. greeting the audience
  15. introducing the topic
  16. the memorable last line
  17. the attention hook
  18. the opening
  19. the opening
  20. the body
  21. a preview of the points
  22. facts and examples
  23. a preview of the points
  24. introducing the topic
  25. the call to action
  26. introducing the topic
  27. reasons for your idea
  28. a summary of the points
  29. thanking the audience
  30. a preview of the points
  31. the closing
  32. the attention hook
  33. greeting the audience
  34. the closing
  35. thanking the audience
  36. a preview of the points
  37. a story proving a point
  38. the attention hook
  39. the attention hook
  40. the memorable last line

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