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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 751 · 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) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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