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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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