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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 841 · 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) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  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 body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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