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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 389 · 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 a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  20. 20.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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