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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 299 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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