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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 190 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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