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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 856 · 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 the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  12. 12.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the attention hook? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 50 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 2 or 3
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a preview of the points? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or introducing the topic? (a) a story proving a point (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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