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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 328 · 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) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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