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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 536 · 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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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