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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 348 · 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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body

Answer key

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

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