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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 377 · 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: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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