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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 777 · 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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