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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 415 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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