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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 485 · 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.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🔍 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
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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