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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 607 · 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) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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