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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 822 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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