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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 783 · 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) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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