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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 682 · 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 attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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