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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 636 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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