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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 609 · 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 body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  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 is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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