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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 542 · 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 body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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