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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 516 · 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 a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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