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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 294 · 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 body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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