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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 796 · 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 body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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