Public Speaking Worksheet: Examples and Stories

Public speaking lesson 13: Using examples and stories · Set 24 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Show, don’t just tell): A specific example names who, what, where or how much; a vague claim does not. A story has a setting, a problem and a solution — keep it short and link it to your point. Choose examples that really support the point, and use your own experiences, not other people’s private matters.

1. 1.📖 After telling a story, what should you do? (a) link it to your point (b) leave the stage (c) tell three more (d) start a new topic
2. 2.True or false: “Water is very, very important.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
4. 4.True or false: “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📖 Why do speakers tell short personal stories? (a) to avoid the topic (b) to confuse people (c) stories stick in minds (d) to waste time
6. 6.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Exercise is nice and stuff.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
7. 7.💧 Which example best supports “We can save water”? (a) buses are big (b) dogs can bark (c) the sky is blue (d) closing taps saved 40 L
8. 8.🌱 Which example best supports “Plants need sunlight”? (a) a plant kept dark wilted (b) trains run on rails (c) cats like milk (d) ice cream is cold
9. 9.True or false: “Reading is good for everyone.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” is how the story is solved. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Last Diwali, our street used clay lamps and made far less waste.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
12. 12.🔒 Which story is NOT okay to share in a school speech? (a) a lesson you learned (b) a friend’s secret (c) a time you helped (d) a funny picnic moment
13. 13.True or false: “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Reading is good for everyone.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” is the setting of the story. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Water is very, very important.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” (a) the setting (b) the problem (c) the solution
19. 19.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Suddenly, the rain came down and our tent collapsed.” (a) the solution (b) the problem (c) the setting
20. 20.True or false: “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “We walked together and reached school just in time.” (a) the problem (b) the setting (c) the solution
22. 22.True or false: “So I took a deep breath and spoke from memory.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Water is very, very important.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
25. 25.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” (a) the solution (b) the problem (c) the setting
26. 26.True or false: “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
28. 28.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Just then, the bus drove off without us.” (a) the setting (b) the solution (c) the problem
29. 29.True or false: “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” is the problem in the story. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Everything is better when things are better.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
33. 33.True or false: “Then I saw that my speech notes were missing.” is the setting of the story. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” is the setting of the story. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🏃 Which example best supports “Exercise keeps us fit”? (a) the Moon is round (b) rice is white (c) pens have ink (d) daily runs built stamina
37. 37.True or false: “Last Diwali, our street used clay lamps and made far less waste.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Exercise is nice and stuff.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
40. 40.📖 A story in a speech should be… (a) full of secrets (b) as long as possible (c) unrelated to the topic (d) short and to the point

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