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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 642 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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