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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 558 · 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 greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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