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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 52 · 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 closing? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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