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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 438 · 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) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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