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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 999 · 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) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  30. 30.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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