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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 515 · 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 the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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