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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 547 · 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 a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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