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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 494 · 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 body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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