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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 762 · 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: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) nothing else
  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) greeting the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the call to action? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the attention hook
  22. 22.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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