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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 331 · 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 the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  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.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  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 is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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