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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 784 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  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 comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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