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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 104 · 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 body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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