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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 223 · 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 opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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