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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 222 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  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: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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