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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 884 · 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) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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