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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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