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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 253 · 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) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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