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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 791 · 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 reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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