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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 902 · 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 body? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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