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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 209 · 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) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 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
  23. 23.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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