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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 574 · 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 comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  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 thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary 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: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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