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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 473 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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