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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 75 · 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) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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