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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 482 · 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 reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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