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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 50 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  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 comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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