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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 824 · 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 call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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