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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 692 · 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 of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience 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 is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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