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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 429 · 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 the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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