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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 436 · 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 body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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