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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 802 · 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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  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 story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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