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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 851 · 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 body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  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 body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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