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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 862 · 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 body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  23. 23.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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