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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 550 · 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 closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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