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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 96 · 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 preview of the points or a summary of the points? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points (c) thanking the audience (d) introducing the topic
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or greeting the audience? (a) the main points (b) greeting the audience
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  6. 6.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  7. 7.🧱 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) reasons for your idea (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  9. 9.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  11. 11.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  12. 12.🧱 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  14. 14.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) about 50 (c) about 2 or 3 (d) none at all
  15. 15.🧱 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
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points (c) the memorable last line (d) introducing the topic
  20. 20.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or reasons for your idea? (a) the call to action (b) reasons for your idea
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) a summary of the points (d) a story proving a point
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or facts and examples? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) the main points (c) greeting the audience (d) introducing the topic
  25. 25.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a summary of the points? (a) the attention hook (b) a summary of the points
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) reasons for your idea
  32. 32.🧱 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
  33. 33.🧱 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) a story proving a point (c) greeting the audience (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) the memorable last line (d) a story proving a point
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 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

Answer key

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

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