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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 521 · 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  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 comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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