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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 623 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  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 story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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