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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 93 · 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 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
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action

Answer key

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

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