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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 492 · 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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