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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 419 · 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) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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