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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 175 · 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) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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