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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 990 · 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) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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