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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 552 · 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) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  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 comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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