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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 825 · 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 a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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