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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 570 · 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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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