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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 593 · 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) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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