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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 993 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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