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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 804 · 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 closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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