Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 43 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Breathe, prepare, begin): Nervous feelings are normal; they settle once you begin. Helpful: practise aloud, take slow deep breaths, know your opening well, arrive early, stand tall, look at a friendly face. Unhelpful: skipping practice, cramming late at night, starting with “sorry”, staring at the floor. If you forget a line, pause, check your notes and carry on.

1. 1.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) speak it to your family (c) only read it silently (d) never say it aloud
2. 2.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
3. 3.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
4. 4.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) never feeling nervous (b) lots of practice (c) avoiding the stage (d) being born perfect
5. 5.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you will surely fail (b) you must not speak (c) it is a normal feeling (d) you are very ill
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) practising aloud (c) hiding behind notes (d) standing tall
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) knowing your opening (c) rushing to finish (d) skipping breakfast
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) rushing to finish (c) arriving early (d) stretching your arms
10. 10.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at your shoes (b) at the ceiling (c) at a friendly face (d) out of the window
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) saying sorry first (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping breakfast
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) cramming late at night (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping breakfast
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) smiling at a friend (c) sipping some water (d) slow deep breaths
16. 16.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
19. 19.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) apologise many times (b) start all over again (c) stop the speech (d) correct it and go on
20. 20.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) pause, check your notes (b) say sorry and sit down (c) stare at the ceiling (d) giggle and walk off
21. 21.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) thinking you will fail (c) rushing to finish (d) practising aloud
24. 24.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) run out of the room (b) take slow deep breaths (c) talk super fast (d) refuse to speak
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising aloud (b) sipping some water (c) skipping practice (d) arriving early
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) practising aloud (c) stretching your arms (d) cramming late at night
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) hiding behind notes (c) smiling at a friend (d) rushing to finish
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) sipping some water (b) thinking you will fail (c) stretching your arms (d) arriving early
29. 29.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) slow deep breaths (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping practice
31. 31.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) skipping breakfast (c) staring at the floor (d) standing tall
33. 33.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) sipping some water (c) saying sorry first (d) practising aloud
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) sipping some water (c) cramming late at night (d) slow deep breaths
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
37. 37.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) staring at the floor (c) slow deep breaths (d) picturing it going well
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving early (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) saying sorry first

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