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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 258 · 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 facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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