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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 914 · 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: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a summary of the points? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) introducing the topic (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  9. 9.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or thanking the audience? (a) a preview of the points (b) thanking the audience
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) facts and examples (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or a preview of the points? (a) thanking the audience (b) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  16. 16.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a summary of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) the attention hook
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or the call to action? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the call to action
  20. 20.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, body, closing (d) closing, opening, body
  21. 21.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) a new topic (c) a goodbye (d) nothing else
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  23. 23.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) a story proving a point
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the main points? (a) the call to action (b) the main points
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) facts and examples
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  37. 37.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) greeting the audience
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or the main points? (a) thanking the audience (b) the main points
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the attention hook (d) introducing the topic

Answer key

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

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