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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 741 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  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.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a new topic (d) a goodbye
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) a preview of the points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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