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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 775 · 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) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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