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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 476 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🔍 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
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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