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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 766 · 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 the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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