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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 668 · 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 opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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