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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 55 · 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🔍 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
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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