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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 364 · 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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  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.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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