Question

Q.1 Read the following passage and anwer the questions given below.

The very thought of speaking in public makes some people nervous.

This in not necessarly a bad thing. When nervousness gets out of control –

with adrenalin pumping madly in the body- it can paralyse a speaker, When

controlled, on the other hand, it can lift a speaker performance.

Nervousness can manifest itself in several ways, You

may feel tense in your neck and shoulders. Your mouth may feel dry,

or starts to overproduce saliva, Your knees may wobble, Your chest

may feel tight., Your heart may beat faster, and (to you), louder, and

you may have difficulty in drawing breath.

The symptoms can be alarming. But remember this stage

fright is common, and can be helprul. Harold Mac Millan, who in his

later years was able to hold the House of commons spellbound, once

confessed that before making major speeches, he was so nervous that

he felt physically sick .The adrenalin that made him fell so ill

beforehand did nothing but good when it was channelled into the

delivery of his actual speech.

Question -

1) What makes us nervous ? 2

2) Why is feeling of nervousness actually not bad when giving a public

speech . 2

3) What are the symptoms we get when we feel nervous ? 2

4) Explain the reason that Harold Mac Millan was not a natural speaker

at first. 2​

Answer 1

Answer:

• The very thought of speaking in public makes us nervous.

• Nervousness in not necessarly a bad thing when
• controlled, it can lift a speaker performance.

• we may feel tense in the neck and shoulders. Our mouth may feel dry,or start to overproduce saliva, Our knees may wobble, Our chest may feel tight.Our heart may beat faster, and louder, and we may have difficulty in drawing breath..
• because before making major speeches, he was so nervous that he felt physically sick .The adrenaline that made him fell so ill beforehand did nothing but good when it was channelled into the delivery of his actual speech...