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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 881 · 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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  33. 33.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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