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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 503 · 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: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 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
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (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 opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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