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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 137 · 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) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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