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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 885 · 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) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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