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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 715 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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