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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 250 · 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) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  33. 33.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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