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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 182 · 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 a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  16. 16.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🔍 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
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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