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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 290 · 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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