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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 753 · 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: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  35. 35.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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