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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 424 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  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 a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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