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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 686 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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