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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 276 · 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 memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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