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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 297 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  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 comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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