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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 887 · 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) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  15. 15.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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