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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 781 · 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) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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