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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 891 · 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) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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