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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 289 · 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: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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