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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 606 · 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 main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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