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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 934 · 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) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.🔍 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
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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