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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 207 · 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 closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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