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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 938 · 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 opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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