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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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