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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 959 · 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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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