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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 504 · 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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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