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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 478 · 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 closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye

Answer key

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

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