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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 689 · 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 body? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  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) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  21. 21.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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