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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 337 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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