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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 254 · 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 reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  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 closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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