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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 958 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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