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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 384 · 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 opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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