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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 821 · 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 body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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