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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 670 · 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 call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action

Answer key

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

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