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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 369 · 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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