Public Speaking Worksheet: Beating Stage Fear

Public speaking lesson 1: Beating stage fear · Set 904 · 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) smiling at a friend (b) thinking you will fail (c) staring at the floor (d) skipping practice
2. 2.😟 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) refuse to speak (d) talk super fast
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) hiding behind notes (b) cramming late at night (c) skipping practice (d) practising aloud
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: arriving early? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
5. 5.True or false: “saying sorry first” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping some water (b) standing tall (c) picturing it going well (d) cramming late at night
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) staring at the floor (c) practising aloud (d) cramming late at night
8. 8.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: rushing to finish? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) rushing to finish (b) stretching your arms (c) staring at the floor (d) cramming late at night
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming late at night (b) thinking you will fail (c) sipping some water (d) staring at the floor
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) smiling at a friend (b) slow deep breaths (c) rushing to finish (d) practising aloud
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) stretching your arms (b) practising aloud (c) standing tall (d) staring at the floor
13. 13.True or false: “standing tall” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: smiling at a friend? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying sorry first (b) picturing it going well (c) arriving early (d) knowing your opening
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) practising aloud (b) slow deep breaths (c) standing tall (d) hiding behind notes
17. 17.True or false: “skipping practice” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “stretching your arms” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing to finish (b) slow deep breaths (c) cramming late at night (d) skipping breakfast
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) picturing it going well (b) skipping practice (c) rushing to finish (d) hiding behind notes
21. 21.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: slow deep breaths? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
22. 22.💓 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) picturing it going well (b) staring at the floor (c) arriving early (d) practising aloud
24. 24.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: stretching your arms? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slow deep breaths (c) arriving early (d) skipping practice
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) saying sorry first (b) standing tall (c) thinking you will fail (d) rushing to finish
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping practice (b) rushing to finish (c) staring at the floor (d) smiling at a friend
28. 28.🔁 You say one word wrongly while speaking. What is best? (a) start all over again (b) correct it and go on (c) apologise many times (d) stop the speech
29. 29.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: staring at the floor? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
30. 30.😳 You forget your next line in the middle of a speech. What should you do? (a) pause, check your notes (b) giggle and walk off (c) say sorry and sit down (d) stare at the ceiling
31. 31.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: cramming late at night? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
32. 32.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “knowing your opening” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: practising aloud? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
35. 35.True or false: “arriving early” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) knowing your opening (b) cramming late at night (c) thinking you will fail (d) staring at the floor
37. 37.True or false: “smiling at a friend” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “slow deep breaths” is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) arriving early (b) smiling at a friend (c) knowing your opening (d) rushing to finish

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