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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 77 · 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: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  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 is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a story proving a point (d) the call to action
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) greeting the audience
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) a new topic (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or facts and examples? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) 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 is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook

Answer key

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

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