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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 614 · 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: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  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 the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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