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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 634 · 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 thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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