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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 737 · 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) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  22. 22.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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