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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 797 · 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 of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the attention hook? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  9. 9.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) opening, closing, body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a story proving a point
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or facts and examples? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a story proving a point (d) the main points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) facts and examples
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 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
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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