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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 211 · 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 new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  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) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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