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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 440 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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