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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 699 · 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: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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