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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 925 · 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.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  13. 13.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  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: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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