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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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