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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 754 · 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 of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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