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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 127 · 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) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  23. 23.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action

Answer key

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

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