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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 742 · 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 of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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