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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 787 · 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 comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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