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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 135 · 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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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