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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 101 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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