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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 395 · 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) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  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.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing

Answer key

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

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