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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 886 · 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) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  10. 10.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  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 is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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