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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 487 · 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: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  23. 23.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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