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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 872 · 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 main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) closing, opening, body (d) opening, body, closing
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  9. 9.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the memorable last line? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) none at all (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  17. 17.🧱 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
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or the main points? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  20. 20.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) introducing the topic (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 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
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🔍 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points

Answer key

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

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