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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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