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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 632 · 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 the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  21. 21.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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