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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 709 · 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: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  16. 16.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, closing, body
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 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
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  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 of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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