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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 749 · 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: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) nothing else (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or introducing the topic? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea

Answer key

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

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