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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 544 · 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 story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  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 introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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