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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 875 · 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: introducing the topic or the call to action? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action
  2. 2.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the memorable last line? (a) a story proving a point (b) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the attention hook? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  11. 11.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🧱 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
  15. 15.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 20 (d) about 50
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the attention hook
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  26. 26.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the call to action (d) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) greeting the audience
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  35. 35.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  37. 37.🧱 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
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point

Answer key

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

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