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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 74 · 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 introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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