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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 545 · 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 body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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