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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 42 · 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) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 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
  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 comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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