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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 444 · 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) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  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 the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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