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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 871 · 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 thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) facts and examples (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  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.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  14. 14.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a summary of the points? (a) greeting the audience (b) a summary of the points
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  21. 21.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or introducing the topic? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the attention hook? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) none at all (d) about 2 or 3
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) greeting the audience (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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