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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 365 · 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 opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 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
  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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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