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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 295 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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