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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 941 · 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 closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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