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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 28 · 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 facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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