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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 123 · 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) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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