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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 426 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  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) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  27. 27.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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