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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 69 · 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: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🧱 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
  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 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
  22. 22.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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