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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 162 · 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 body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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