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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 537 · 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 thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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