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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 820 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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