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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 67 · 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 reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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