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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 171 · 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) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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