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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 176 · 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 body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  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.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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