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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 126 · 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 closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  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 comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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