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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 984 · 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 the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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