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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 780 · 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 comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) greeting 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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