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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 601 · 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 closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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