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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 722 · 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) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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