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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 972 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  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 facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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