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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 694 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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