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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 462 · 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 call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🧱 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
  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 comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🔍 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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