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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 495 · 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 introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action 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 opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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