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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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