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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 423 · 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) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  17. 17.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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