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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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