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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 648 · 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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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