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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 58 · 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 closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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