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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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