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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 159 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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