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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 199 · 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.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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