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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 597 · 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: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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