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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 229 · 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: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🔍 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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