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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 705 · 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 of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 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
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (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 opening (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  15. 15.🔍 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
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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