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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 771 · 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 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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