Public Speaking Worksheet: Examples and Stories

Public speaking lesson 13: Using examples and stories · Set 639 · 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? “It was the first day of school after the summer break.” (a) the problem (b) the solution (c) the setting
2. 2.True or false: “Reading is good for everyone.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” is the setting of the story. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📖 A story in a speech should be… (a) short and to the point (b) as long as possible (c) full of secrets (d) unrelated to the topic
5. 5.📖 After telling a story, what should you do? (a) link it to your point (b) start a new topic (c) leave the stage (d) tell three more
6. 6.True or false: “Reading is good for everyone.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Exercise is nice and stuff.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔎 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
9. 9.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Reading is good for everyone.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
10. 10.🔎 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
11. 11.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Everything is better when things are better.” (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 funny picnic moment (c) a friend’s secret (d) a time you helped
13. 13.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” (a) the solution (b) the problem (c) the setting
14. 14.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
15. 15.💧 Which example best supports “We can save water”? (a) dogs can bark (b) closing taps saved 40 L (c) buses are big (d) the sky is blue
16. 16.True or false: “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” is a specific example. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔎 Is this a specific example or a vague claim? “Water is very, very important.” (a) a vague claim (b) a specific example
18. 18.True or false: “In our school garden, the tomato plants we watered daily grew twice as tall.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “We walked together and reached school just in time.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “So I took a deep breath and spoke from memory.” (a) the solution (b) the problem (c) the setting
22. 22.True or false: “Our class was on a picnic beside a big lake.” is how the story is solved. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “We all held the poles together until the rain stopped.” is the setting of the story. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Then I saw that my speech notes were missing.” is the problem in the story. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Two friends helped him walk slowly back to the bus.” (a) the setting (b) the problem (c) the solution
26. 26.True or false: “It was a hot May afternoon at my grandmother’s village.” is the setting of the story. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Which example best supports “Plants need sunlight”? (a) trains run on rails (b) cats like milk (c) ice cream is cold (d) a plant kept dark wilted
28. 28.True or false: “Our class collected 120 old books for the village library in one month.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Some things are kind of helpful sometimes.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “Just then, the bus drove off without us.” (a) the solution (b) the setting (c) the problem
31. 31.🔎 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
32. 32.True or false: “Everything is better when things are better.” is a vague claim. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “It was a hot May afternoon at my grandmother’s village.” is how the story is solved. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “It was a hot May afternoon at my grandmother’s village.” is the problem in the story. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.📖 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
37. 37.True or false: “My grandfather walks 5 km every morning and feels fit at seventy.” is a vague claim. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📖 Which part of a story is this line? “It was a hot May afternoon at my grandmother’s village.” (a) the solution (b) the setting (c) the problem
39. 39.True or false: “Our class saved about 40 litres of water a week by closing taps fully.” is a specific example. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🏃 Which example best supports “Exercise keeps us fit”? (a) rice is white (b) pens have ink (c) daily runs built stamina (d) the Moon is round

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