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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 805 · 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 opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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