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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 658 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🔍 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🔍 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
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  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.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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