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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 188 · 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 thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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