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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 275 · 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 memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🔍 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
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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