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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 443 · 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 memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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