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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 466 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  27. 27.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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