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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 651 · 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 greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 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
  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.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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