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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 247 · 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) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening

Answer key

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

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