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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 752 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  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.🧱 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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