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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 238 · 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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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