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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 626 · 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 call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action

Answer key

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

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