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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 450 · 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 comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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