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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 594 · 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) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  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 facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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