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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 166 · 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 story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  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: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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