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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 240 · 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 comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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