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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 507 · 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 thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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