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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 472 · 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 closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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