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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 879 · 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: a story proving a point or greeting the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience (c) greeting the audience (d) the attention hook
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  11. 11.🧱 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
  12. 12.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) none at all (d) about 50
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) the attention hook (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) reasons for your idea
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a story proving a point? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  26. 26.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  27. 27.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) the main points
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the attention hook? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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