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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 657 · 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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