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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 266 · 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: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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