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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 149 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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