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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 85 · 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) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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