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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 589 · 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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