In the Spotlight -Main Idea

In the Spotlight

Review

Multiple Choice

Glossophobia is

• the fear of losing your voice

• the fear of talking

• the fear of speaking in public

• the fear of having your picture taken

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The title "In the Spotlight" means

• speaking or performing for an audience

• standing under a streetlight

• watching others perform

• having glossophobia

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An older, more useful fear can trigger glossophobia. That fear is

• the fear of crowds

• the fear of being surrounded or attacked

• the fear of people laughing

• the fear of watching others

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In primates, staring at someone can be a signal of wanting to

• fight

• sleep

• run away

• drink

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One way to overcome glossophobia is to

• avoid speaking in public

• learn to play guitar with your friends

• watch many kinds of performances

• join a speaking group

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Which text example best shows the author's writing style?

• "For some people, this feels quite thrilling"

• "Glossophobia is amazingly common"

• "How do you do that? Practice!"

• "It takes help or practice to get over it"

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It is good to distract yourself if you are

• riding a bike

• taking a test

• listening to a speaker

• feeling afraid of an audience

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A cat might ambush a

• mouse

• car

• tree

• window

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If you have confidence, you

• have a phobia

• believe in yourself

• feel afraid of others

• want to hide

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A sign of aggression is

• running away from danger

• looking away from others

• kicking something when you are angry

• lying down to sleep

Open Ended

Cite text evidence that explains why glossophobia can be overcome by practice

Open Ended

Give two exapmples from the text of suggested ways for overcoming glossophobia

Poll

There is no real danger when you are speaking in front of an audience, but you need to convince your brain that you don't need the fight-or-flight response in these situations. You can do that by practicing alot.

• True

• False

Poll

Examples in the text are as follows: join a speaking group; join an acting or debating club' try other kinds of performance such as singing, playing an instrument, or dancing.

• true

• false