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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 109 · 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.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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