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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 561 · 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) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  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 comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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