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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 969 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  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.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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