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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 782 · 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 introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.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 call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  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. the opening
  2. the attention hook
  3. the closing
  4. a preview of the points
  5. greeting the audience
  6. about 2 or 3
  7. the opening
  8. the body
  9. the main points
  10. a story proving a point
  11. facts and examples
  12. the body
  13. the main points
  14. introducing the topic
  15. the main points
  16. the opening
  17. reasons for your idea
  18. the attention hook
  19. the opening
  20. the call to action
  21. a story proving a point
  22. opening, body, closing
  23. the body
  24. reasons for your idea
  25. a story proving a point
  26. the call to action
  27. facts and examples
  28. greeting the audience
  29. the closing
  30. a preview of the points
  31. a preview of the points
  32. a summary of the points
  33. greeting the audience
  34. a story proving a point
  35. the attention hook
  36. a preview of the points
  37. facts and examples
  38. introducing the topic
  39. a summary of the points
  40. reasons for your idea

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