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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 893 · 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) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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