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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 786 · 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 a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  17. 17.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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