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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 967 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  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.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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