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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 477 · 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.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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