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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 765 · 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 preview of the points or the memorable last line? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) facts and examples
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) the main points
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  17. 17.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 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
  31. 31.🧱 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
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening

Answer key

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

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