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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 527 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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