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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 758 · 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 body? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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