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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 97 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  2. 2.🧱 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
  3. 3.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) body, closing, opening (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  8. 8.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) a preview of the points (d) facts and examples
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or the call to action? (a) a preview of the points (b) the call to action
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or greeting the audience? (a) facts and examples (b) greeting the audience
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  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 is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  17. 17.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) an example or a reason (b) nothing else (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  18. 18.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  19. 19.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) facts and examples (c) the attention hook (d) greeting the audience
  20. 20.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or introducing the topic? (a) the call to action (b) introducing the topic
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) a preview of the points
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🧱 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
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  27. 27.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the attention hook (b) the memorable last line (c) greeting the audience (d) the main points
  28. 28.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples (c) introducing the topic (d) the call to action
  29. 29.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a summary of the points (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or greeting the audience? (a) the memorable last line (b) greeting the audience
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) introducing the topic (d) a preview of the points
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) the call to action
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the memorable last line (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) introducing the topic
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) introducing the topic (b) greeting the audience (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or the main points? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the main points (c) the call to action (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or a preview of the points? (a) the main points (b) a preview of the points

Answer key

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

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