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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 620 · 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) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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