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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 759 · 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) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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