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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 903 · 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 memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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