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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 463 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary 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: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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