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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 790 · 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 summary of the points (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action

Answer key

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

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