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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 883 · 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) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  28. 28.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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