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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 667 · 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 of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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