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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 973 · 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) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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