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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 546 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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