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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 562 · 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 of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  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: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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