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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 608 · 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 body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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