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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 49 · 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 of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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