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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 491 · 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 opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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