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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 314 · 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 the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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