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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 363 · 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 introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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