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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 306 · 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) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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