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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 252 · 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 comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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