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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 103 · 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 comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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