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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 305 · 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, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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