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WorksheetsStage Fright
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The author's opinion that stage fright can be overcome is best supported by-
the reaction of Mariah Carey's fans
Mariah Carey's experience
the description of how a body reacts to stress
information about the source of stage fright
Read this dictionary entry.
Strike\'strik\verb
1. to hit with a hand or object
2. to crash against
3. to affect suddenly
4. come to an agreement
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
The author speaks directly to the reader in paragraphs 1 and 2 in order to-
encourage the reader to try out for a play
share a personal story with the reader
help the reader understand the experience of stage fright
demonstrate that acting requires skill
Which of the these best expresses the main idea of paragraph 5?
Eating certain foods can help prevent stage fright.
Stage fright affects people who do not practice their performance.
wearing the proper clothing can help relieve stage fright.
stage fright can be overcome by using several strategies.
With which statement would the poet and the author most likely agree?
Performing in front of a crowd can make a person nervous.
The foods people eat can affect their performance.
A crowd's applause can disturb a performer.
Acting is the most difficult kind of performing.
The poet uses figurative language in line 18 to highlight the speaker's-
determination to do well
anxiety once he gets onstage
satisfaction in being chosen for the role
eagerness to perform
The poem uses figurative language in line 18 to highlight the speaker's-
is chosen for a role in a play that he doesn't understand
has trouble with his lines after seeing his classmates in the audience
experiences problems onstage but is able to finish his performance
can hardly wait to be onstage because he has practiced so much
The poet uses line 11 to signal that the speaker changes from-
cheerful to sad
interested to bored
confident to unsure
desperate to hopeful
In line 3, why does the poet repeat and italicize the words from line 2?
To show that the role will be difficult
To emphasize that this role is important to the speaker
To show that the speaker is familiar with the play
To give the name of the play the speaker is in
Read these lines from the poem.
I memorized each
line.
Learned them by
heart.
The poet uses the figurative expression "learned them by heart" to emphasize that the speaker-
has volunteered to be in the play
practices on the stage
enjoys playing the role of the prince
feels prepared for his performance
Based on information provided in both selections, the reader can conclude that stage fright is the result of-
an unexpected even that shocks a person
making a mistake in front of others
not really wanting to perform
being the center of attenion
What is one difference between the selections?
The article describes how stage fright feels, but the poem does not.
The article provides a scientific explanation for stage fright, but the poem does not.
The poem indicates that a person can overcome stage fright, but the article does not.
The poem gives an example of a person with stage fright, but the article does not.
Both selections suggest that stage fright can-
happen even when a person want to perform
permanently affect a person's health
got better when an audience shows support
be worse for actors than for other types of performance
what is the author's main message, or theme, in this poem?
some storms are comforting.
storms are loud and frightening
Storms can be different.
Storms can either make you happy or ruin your day.
The author organizes the poem into stanzas for the purpose of-
comparing the different types of storms.
describing the negative effects of rainstorms.
telling a story about a storm.
describing all the storms are soothing.
How does the onomatopoeia in stanza 3 contribute to the meaning of the poem?
It illustrates the loud noise of rainstorms
It describes a rainstorm by comparing it to spaghetti.
It describes a rainstorm by comparing it to a cat.
It reinforces that some storms are soothing and steady.
Read the following lines from stanza 5 of the poem.
Making trees dance
Releasing miniature kites
Into the sky
We watch from our windows
As they float by
Why did the poet include these lines?
To describe the leaves that the wind blows off the trees and into the air
To describe the children's kites that the wind has blown out of their hands
To explain that the speaker likes to look out the window
To tell the reader about magical trees that dance
Based on details from the poem, the speaker of the poem most likely-
likes storms that are quiet
isn't interested in storms
pays close attention to the weather.
does not like recess.
The poem is mostly about a speaker who-
is curious about his own shadow
wonders how his shadow grows
gets frustrated with his shadow for sleeping in
is an expert on shadows.
In the fourth stanza (lines 13 through 16), what is the actual reason that the shadow of the child stayed in bed?
the shadow was lazy.
The shadow was scared.
The sun wasn't up yet to create the shadow.
The boy was afraid of the dark.
Read the following line of the poem.
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an India-rubber ball1,
The author uses these words to show the reader that -
the child likes to play ball with other children.
the shadow likes to play ball with the child
the shadow can grow tall quickly
the child is growing quickly
Read these lines from the poem.
He stays so close behind me, he's coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie2 as that shadow sticks to me!
These two lines reveal that the speaker is-
annoyed
brave
thankful
delighted
This poem is written from the point of view of a -
shadow
child
adult
babysitter
What poetic device did the author include throughout the poem to emphasize meaning?
personification
alliteration
internal rhyme
onomatopoeia
