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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 282 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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