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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 63 · 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 a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the main points? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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