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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 652 · 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 opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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