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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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