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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 425 · 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 a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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