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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 630 · 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 summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  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) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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