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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 924 · 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 closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  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 is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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