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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 206 · 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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