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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 628 · 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 comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  17. 17.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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