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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 810 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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