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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 739 · 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) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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