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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 200 · 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 story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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