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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 509 · 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 the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  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 comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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