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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 120 · 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) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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