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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 60 · 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 call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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