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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 54 · 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 the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  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 of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or greeting the audience? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience
  26. 26.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  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.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points

Answer key

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

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