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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 610 · 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 memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (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.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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