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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 896 · 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 opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or thanking the audience? (a) the attention hook (b) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  4. 4.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) introducing the topic (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  7. 7.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  16. 16.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a goodbye (c) a new topic (d) an example or a reason
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  20. 20.🧱 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
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or facts and examples? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  28. 28.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) opening, body, closing (d) body, closing, opening
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the main points? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the call to action
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) reasons for your idea
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 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
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience

Answer key

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

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