Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 821 · 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.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) stop the speech (b) apologise many times (c) correct it and go on (d) start all over again
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow deep breaths (b) smiling at a friend (c) skipping practice (d) knowing your opening
3. 3.True or false: “picturing it going well” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.😟 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) refuse to speak (d) run out of the room
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) smiling at a friend (b) hiding behind notes (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping breakfast
6. 6.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
7. 7.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) pause, check your notes (b) stare at the ceiling (c) say sorry and sit down (d) giggle and walk off
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) thinking you will fail (c) slow deep breaths (d) staring at the floor
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping practice (b) hiding behind notes (c) practising aloud (d) saying sorry first
10. 10.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stretching your arms (b) staring at the floor (c) rushing to finish (d) hiding behind notes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) skipping breakfast (c) saying sorry first (d) cramming late at night
13. 13.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
14. 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping breakfast? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
15. 15.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) arriving early (c) sipping some water (d) saying sorry first
17. 17.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: hiding behind notes? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) stretching your arms (c) cramming late at night (d) sipping some water
19. 19.True or false: “arriving early” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) skipping breakfast (b) arriving early (c) skipping practice (d) cramming late at night
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the floor (b) rushing to finish (c) slow deep breaths (d) cramming late at night
22. 22.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: thinking you will fail? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) slow deep breaths (c) picturing it going well (d) staring at the floor
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) picturing it going well (c) skipping practice (d) hiding behind notes
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) skipping practice (c) saying sorry first (d) picturing it going well
26. 26.True or false: “staring at the floor” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “sipping some water” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “cramming late at night” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💓 Your heart beats fast before you go on stage. What does it mean? (a) you are very ill (b) you will surely fail (c) you must not speak (d) it is a normal feeling
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking you will fail (b) standing tall (c) arriving early (d) slow deep breaths
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) staring at the floor (b) knowing your opening (c) sipping some water (d) practising aloud
34. 34.🙂 You feel shy at the start. Where can you look first? (a) at your shoes (b) at the ceiling (c) out of the window (d) at a friendly face
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) smiling at a friend (c) stretching your arms (d) skipping breakfast
36. 36.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
37. 37.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) cramming late at night (c) skipping breakfast (d) smiling at a friend
39. 39.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: standing tall? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) rushing to finish (c) cramming late at night (d) practising aloud

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