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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 629 · 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 memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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