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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 894 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the 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) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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