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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 852 · 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 thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  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: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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