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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 559 · 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 body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  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 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
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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