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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 73 · 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 call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  25. 25.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  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. a story proving a point
  2. introducing the topic
  3. an example or a reason
  4. a story proving a point
  5. the closing
  6. about 2 or 3
  7. the memorable last line
  8. the body
  9. greeting the audience
  10. the opening
  11. a story proving a point
  12. opening, body, closing
  13. the opening
  14. the attention hook
  15. the call to action
  16. a preview of the points
  17. the call to action
  18. the main points
  19. a preview of the points
  20. the attention hook
  21. the body
  22. reasons for your idea
  23. a story proving a point
  24. the main points
  25. the body
  26. the main points
  27. the closing
  28. the main points
  29. facts and examples
  30. the opening
  31. the body
  32. the body
  33. greeting the audience
  34. the attention hook
  35. a story proving a point
  36. introducing the topic
  37. thanking the audience
  38. the attention hook
  39. greeting the audience
  40. a preview of the points

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