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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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