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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 704 · 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) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action

Answer key

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

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