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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 428 · 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 thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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