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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 165 · 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: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 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
  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.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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