Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 431 · 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.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) saying sorry first (c) stretching your arms (d) thinking you will fail
2. 2.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) arriving early (c) cramming late at night (d) standing tall
5. 5.True or false: “thinking you will fail” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) talk super fast (b) run out of the room (c) take slow deep breaths (d) refuse to speak
8. 8.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) rushing to finish (c) slow deep breaths (d) practising aloud
10. 10.📝 What helps most to start a speech calmly? (a) eating a huge meal (b) skipping the opening (c) knowing the opening well (d) speaking very fast
11. 11.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you must not speak (b) it is a normal feeling (c) you will surely fail (d) you are very ill
12. 12.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: picturing it going well? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) thinking you will fail (c) hiding behind notes (d) slow deep breaths
14. 14.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) just think about it (b) never say it aloud (c) speak it to your family (d) only read it silently
15. 15.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) practising aloud (c) smiling at a friend (d) staring at the floor
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) knowing your opening (c) thinking you will fail (d) sipping some water
18. 18.True or false: “staring at the floor” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) hiding behind notes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) stretching your arms (c) skipping practice (d) thinking you will fail
21. 21.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at your shoes (b) at a friendly face (c) at the ceiling (d) out of the window
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) sipping some water (c) cramming late at night (d) staring at the floor
25. 25.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) correct it and go on (b) start all over again (c) apologise many times (d) stop the speech
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) standing tall (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping practice
27. 27.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “hiding behind notes” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) thinking you will fail (b) arriving early (c) rushing to finish (d) cramming late at night
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) skipping practice (c) standing tall (d) picturing it going well
32. 32.True or false: “skipping practice” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) staring at the floor (c) slow deep breaths (d) thinking you will fail
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) practising aloud (c) standing tall (d) smiling at a friend
35. 35.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
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: “hiding behind notes” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) picturing it going well (c) cramming late at night (d) smiling at a friend
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) skipping practice (c) skipping breakfast (d) staring at the floor
40. 40.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True

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