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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 631 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  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 comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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