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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 992 · 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 opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  2. 2.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.🔍 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
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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