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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 394 · 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 closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  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 is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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