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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 556 · 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) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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