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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 308 · 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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