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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 898 · 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 closing? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  3. 3.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the memorable last line? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the memorable last line
  4. 4.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  10. 10.🧱 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
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or a preview of the points? (a) the memorable last line (b) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  18. 18.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a preview of the points
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a story proving a point? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the call to action? (a) the attention hook (b) the call to action
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) introducing the topic (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a summary of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) a preview of the points
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the attention hook? (a) the memorable last line (b) the attention hook
  33. 33.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 50 (c) about 20 (d) none at all
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience

Answer key

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

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