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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 920 · 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) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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