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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 598 · 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) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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