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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 975 · 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 opening (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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