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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 46 · 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 story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview 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. the main points
  3. the closing
  4. thanking the audience
  5. a summary of the points
  6. the body
  7. reasons for your idea
  8. the closing
  9. about 2 or 3
  10. the call to action
  11. a preview of the points
  12. an example or a reason
  13. a story proving a point
  14. the opening
  15. the opening
  16. the attention hook
  17. facts and examples
  18. the opening
  19. greeting the audience
  20. the body
  21. the main points
  22. the opening
  23. the body
  24. a story proving a point
  25. a preview of the points
  26. reasons for your idea
  27. greeting the audience
  28. opening, body, closing
  29. the attention hook
  30. the call to action
  31. the closing
  32. introducing the topic
  33. a story proving a point
  34. greeting the audience
  35. greeting the audience
  36. the memorable last line
  37. the attention hook
  38. a summary of the points
  39. a preview of the points
  40. the closing

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