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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 330 · 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: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  3. 3.🧱 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
  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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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