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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 311 · 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) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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