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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 447 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience 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) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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