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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 773 · 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 closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  28. 28.🔍 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
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (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: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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