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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 416 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  22. 22.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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