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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 988 · 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) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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