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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 649 · 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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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