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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 757 · 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) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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