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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 410 · 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: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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