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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 468 · 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 closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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