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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 469 · 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 comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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