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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 231 · 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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🔍 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
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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