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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 422 · 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: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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