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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

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

Answer key

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

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