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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 359 · 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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  10. 10.🔍 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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