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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 356 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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