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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 270 · 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) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  3. 3.🔍 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
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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