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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 733 · 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) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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