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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 221 · 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 closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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