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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 870 · 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 the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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