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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 322 · 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: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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