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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 405 · 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 introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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