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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 617 · 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 closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  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 attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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