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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 960 · 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 story proving a point or a preview of the points? (a) a story proving a point (b) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or the attention hook? (a) a story proving a point (b) the attention hook
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or facts and examples? (a) introducing the topic (b) facts and examples
  5. 5.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic (c) a summary of the points (d) thanking the audience
  6. 6.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the call to action (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a story proving a point
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) the attention hook
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) thanking the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) a summary of the points (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  13. 13.🧱 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) the call to action (d) the attention hook
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  17. 17.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) introducing the topic
  19. 19.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  21. 21.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) facts and examples (d) greeting the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or the memorable last line? (a) facts and examples (b) the memorable last line
  23. 23.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) nothing else (d) a new topic
  25. 25.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) reasons for your idea (d) the main points
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  29. 29.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  30. 30.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or reasons for your idea? (a) the memorable last line (b) reasons for your idea
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) thanking the audience
  35. 35.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  36. 36.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  37. 37.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, body, closing (b) opening, closing, body (c) closing, opening, body (d) body, closing, opening
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or the attention hook? (a) the call to action (b) the attention hook
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) a summary of the points (c) reasons for your idea (d) facts and examples
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples

Answer key

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

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