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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 708 · 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: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  24. 24.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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