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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 569 · 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 of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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