Public Speaking Worksheet: Examples and Stories

Public speaking lesson 13: Using examples and stories · Set 606 · 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.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” (a) the problem (b) the setting (c) the solution
2. 2.True or false: “Suddenly, the rain came down and our tent collapsed.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Just then, the bus drove off without us.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📖 After telling a story, what should you do? (a) leave the stage (b) start a new topic (c) link it to your point (d) tell three more
5. 5.True or false: “Halfway up the hill, Kabir twisted his ankle.” is how the story is solved. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📖 Why do speakers tell short personal stories? (a) to avoid the topic (b) to waste time (c) stories stick in minds (d) to confuse people
7. 7.True or false: “Our class saved about 40 litres of water a week by closing taps fully.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” (a) the setting (b) the problem (c) the solution
9. 9.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Water is very, very important.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
10. 10.True or false: “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” 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: “Water is very, very important.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “It was a foggy winter morning at the bus stop.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Just then, the bus drove off without us.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
20. 20.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Last Diwali, our street used clay lamps and made far less waste.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
21. 21.True or false: “Suddenly, the rain came down and our tent collapsed.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Lots of people say trees are good.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “It was a hot May afternoon at my grandmother’s village.” (a) the setting (b) the problem (c) the solution
24. 24.True or false: “We walked together and reached school just in time.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Exercise is nice and stuff.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Two friends helped him walk slowly back to the bus.” (a) the problem (b) the solution (c) the setting
27. 27.🔎 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
28. 28.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Lots of people say trees are good.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
29. 29.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
30. 30.True or false: “We walked together and reached school just in time.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Two friends helped him walk slowly back to the bus.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Reading is good for everyone.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
33. 33.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “We walked together and reached school just in time.” (a) the problem (b) the solution (c) the setting
34. 34.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Everything is better when things are better.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
35. 35.True or false: “When Meena read for 20 minutes a day, she finished six storybooks in one term.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Last Diwali, our street used clay lamps and made far less waste.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🏃 Which example best supports “Exercise keeps us fit”? (a) the Moon is round (b) rice is white (c) daily runs built stamina (d) pens have ink
38. 38.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Exercise is nice and stuff.” (a) a specific example (b) a vague claim
39. 39.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Halfway up the hill, Kabir twisted his ankle.” (a) the solution (b) the setting (c) the problem
40. 40.📖 A story in a speech should be… (a) full of secrets (b) unrelated to the topic (c) short and to the point (d) as long as possible

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