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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 756 · 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: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  18. 18.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or reasons for your idea? (a) the attention hook (b) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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