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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 857 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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