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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 892 · 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) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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