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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 876 · 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 body? (a) a preview of the points (b) facts and examples (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  5. 5.🧱 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
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) an example or a reason (d) a new topic
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  9. 9.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) facts and examples (d) the main points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  15. 15.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  21. 21.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) reasons for your idea
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or reasons for your idea? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or thanking the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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