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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 78 · 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) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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