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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 603 · 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) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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