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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 981 · 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 greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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