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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 228 · 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: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  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) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  13. 13.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (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.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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