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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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