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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 750 · 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) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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