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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 794 · 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: facts and examples or a preview of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) closing, opening, body
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) thanking the audience
  10. 10.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or facts and examples? (a) the attention hook (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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