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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 638 · 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 opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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