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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 745 · 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 comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🔍 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
  13. 13.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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