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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 767 · 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) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  23. 23.🔍 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
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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