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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 433 · 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: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  8. 8.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  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 of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 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
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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