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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 387 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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