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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 233 · 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 main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  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 a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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