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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 541 · 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: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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