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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 551 · 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 facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🔍 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
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a goodbye
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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