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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 764 · 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: a summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  2. 2.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, closing, body
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) an example or a reason (d) a goodbye
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 20
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action

Answer key

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

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