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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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