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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 817 · 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 reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  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.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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