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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 681 · 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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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