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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 688 · 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 opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🔍 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
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  40. 40.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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