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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 451 · 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 body? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  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 comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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