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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 61 · 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 comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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