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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 45 · 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 the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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