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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 530 · 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) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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