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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 748 · 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 opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  22. 22.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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