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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 890 · 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 main points (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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