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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 755 · 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.🧱 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
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  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 comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  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) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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