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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 358 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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