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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 983 · 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: introducing the topic or a summary of the points? (a) introducing the topic (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  3. 3.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) reasons for your idea
  5. 5.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or facts and examples? (a) thanking the audience (b) facts and examples
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  7. 7.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) a story proving a point (c) a summary of the points (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) a story proving a point
  11. 11.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the call to action (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) reasons for your idea (b) greeting the audience (c) thanking the audience (d) a summary of the points
  13. 13.🧱 In which part of a speech does the call to action belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or greeting the audience? (a) a summary of the points (b) greeting the audience
  15. 15.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  16. 16.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  17. 17.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) closing, opening, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) opening, closing, body (d) body, closing, opening
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or the main points? (a) the attention hook (b) the main points
  19. 19.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 20 (b) none at all (c) about 2 or 3 (d) about 50
  20. 20.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  21. 21.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the memorable last line? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line
  22. 22.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) a summary of the points (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) the call to action
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the main points (b) reasons for your idea (c) facts and examples (d) a preview of the points
  26. 26.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a new topic (b) a goodbye (c) nothing else (d) an example or a reason
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  28. 28.🧱 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) a story proving a point
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) introducing the topic (d) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  32. 32.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or a story proving a point? (a) greeting the audience (b) a story proving a point
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  34. 34.🧱 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
  35. 35.🧱 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
  36. 36.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) reasons for your idea (d) a preview of the points
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the call to action (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) a summary of the points
  39. 39.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) greeting the audience (c) a story proving a point (d) thanking the audience
  40. 40.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) the memorable last line

Answer key

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

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