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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 80 · 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) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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