Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 576 · 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.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎤 How do most good speakers get better? (a) avoiding the stage (b) never feeling nervous (c) lots of practice (d) being born perfect
3. 3.😟 Your hands shake just before your class talk. What is the best thing to do? (a) take slow deep breaths (b) talk super fast (c) run out of the room (d) refuse to speak
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) picturing it going well (c) stretching your arms (d) standing tall
5. 5.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) hiding behind notes (c) slow deep breaths (d) staring at the floor
7. 7.True or false: “rushing to finish” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) saying sorry first (c) picturing it going well (d) standing tall
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) rushing to finish (c) skipping practice (d) slow deep breaths
10. 10.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) skipping breakfast (c) skipping practice (d) knowing your opening
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) picturing it going well (c) hiding behind notes (d) rushing to finish
13. 13.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🏠 What is a good way to practise at home? (a) speak it to your family (b) just think about it (c) only read it silently (d) never say it aloud
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) skipping practice (c) hiding behind notes (d) staring at the floor
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) arriving early (c) stretching your arms (d) skipping practice
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) cramming late at night (d) knowing your opening
18. 18.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) picturing it going well (c) smiling at a friend (d) skipping breakfast
20. 20.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) giggle and walk off (b) say sorry and sit down (c) stare at the ceiling (d) pause, check your notes
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) slow deep breaths (c) sipping some water (d) saying sorry first
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) standing tall (b) hiding behind notes (c) smiling at a friend (d) sipping some water
25. 25.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
26. 26.True or false: “practising aloud” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “rushing to finish” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “standing tall” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: saying sorry first? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
31. 31.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) it is a normal feeling (b) you must not speak (c) you are very ill (d) you will surely fail
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) practising aloud (c) hiding behind notes (d) skipping practice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) staring at the floor (c) picturing it going well (d) slow deep breaths
34. 34.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding behind notes (b) picturing it going well (c) skipping practice (d) thinking you will fail
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) standing tall (c) slow deep breaths (d) thinking you will fail
38. 38.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: knowing your opening? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
40. 40.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) out of the window (b) at your shoes (c) at the ceiling (d) at a friendly face

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