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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 336 · 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) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (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.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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