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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 566 · 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) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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