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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 684 · 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 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
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the 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 is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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