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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 70 · 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 introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🧱 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
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  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 is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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