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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 319 · 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 a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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