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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 310 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  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) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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