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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 948 · 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 opening? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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