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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 300 · 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 greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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