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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 855 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  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.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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