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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 346 · 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 preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  24. 24.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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