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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 519 · 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 call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points

Answer key

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

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