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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 679 · 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 opening (c) the body
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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