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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 644 · 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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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