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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 698 · 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 reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  3. 3.🧱 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
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  40. 40.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body

Answer key

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

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