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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 439 · 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.🧱 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
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  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 comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  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 comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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