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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 366 · 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 closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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