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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 700 · 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 story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the call to action
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 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
  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: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  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.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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