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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 396 · 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 a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.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) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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