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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 317 · 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 opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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