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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 913 · 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 summary of the points or introducing the topic? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) thanking the audience
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, closing, body (c) body, closing, opening (d) opening, body, closing
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  8. 8.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) facts and examples (c) a preview of the points (d) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 50 (d) about 2 or 3
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the memorable last line (d) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  23. 23.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) an example or a reason
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) thanking the audience (d) a preview of the points
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  26. 26.🧱 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
  27. 27.🧱 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
  28. 28.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  29. 29.🧱 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) facts and examples
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) greeting the audience
  32. 32.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  33. 33.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the call to action? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the 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.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body

Answer key

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

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