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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 590 · 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: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 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
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  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: 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 memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  31. 31.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  35. 35.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) none at all (d) about 20
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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