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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 772 · 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: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  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 part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  12. 12.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  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.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  22. 22.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a summary of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  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: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or the memorable last line? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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