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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 911 · 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 thanking the audience? (a) introducing the topic (b) thanking the audience
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or introducing the topic? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a story proving a point
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the attention hook
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  9. 9.🧱 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) a preview of the points (d) the main points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  14. 14.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.🧱 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
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or greeting the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) a summary of the points
  24. 24.🧱 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
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 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
  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 comes first in a speech: the call to action or a preview of the points? (a) the call to action (b) a preview of the points
  29. 29.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or a story proving a point? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point
  31. 31.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) introducing the topic (d) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or thanking the audience? (a) reasons for your idea (b) thanking the audience
  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) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) a preview of the points
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a preview of the points (c) the main points (d) the memorable last line
  40. 40.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing

Answer key

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

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