Public Speaking Anxiety; Its Implication to the Academic Performance of Grade 9

Students
Direction: Below are the 50 statements that the students sometimes feel about themselves public
speaking. Please indicate whether you or not believe before each statements applies to you try marking
whether it’s related to you.

Statement Interpretation

5- Strongly Agree Indicates whether public speaking anxiety is strongly

agree.

4- Agree Indicates whether public speaking anxiety is agree.

3- Undecided Indicates whether public speaking anxiety is

undecided.

2- Disagree Indicates whether public speaking anxiety is

disagree.

1- Strongly disagree Indicates whether public speaking anxiety is strongly

disagree.
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Statement
Strongly Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly
Agree disagree

1.I’m afraid to have interaction with other

people.
2. I feel embarrassed every time I’m having a
socialization.
3. I’m not comfortable to present in front of
the class.
4. While preparing for giving a speech I feel
tense and nervous.
5. I get anxious when I think about a speech
coming up.
6. I have no fear in public speaking.
7. I feel panic every time I’m giving a speech
in front of my classmates.
8. I can be successful student although I
have public speaking anxiety.
9. I dislike using my voice and body
expressively while I’m presenting in class.
10. It embarrasses me to volunteer to go out
first to speak English in our class.
11. I feel confident when I’m speaking
English in the oral recitation.
12. Socialization makes me feel
embarrassing.
13. I can still gain lot of friends even though I
have a fear in public speaking.
14. I enjoy preparing a speech.
15. I need to overcome my fear in public
speaking.
16. I prefer not to speak rather than to be
called in front to give a speech.
17. I breathe faster just before giving a
speech.
18. I’m really scared of giving my perspective
in the class.
19. I do not dread while giving a speech.
20. I have trouble falling asleep at night
before a speech.
21. I want to speak less because I feel shy
while speaking English.
22. I never feel quite sure of myself while I
am presenting or speaking English.
23. I always feel that other student speak
very well rather than me.
24. The more speaking test I have the more
confused I get.
25. I always feel that public speaking is
something threat for me.
26. I face prospect of public speaking with
confidence.
27. I get nervous when the teacher ask me to
speak which I haven’t prepared in advanced.
28. I get anxious if someone asked me
something about my topic which I don’t know.
29. I am not good in socialization.
30. I feel very confident when having a
presentation in class.
31. Although I am nervous just before starting
 References

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/A-Measure-of-EFL-Public-Speaking-Class-Anxiety%3A-and-
Yaikhong-Usaha/db73e4d41acb78f7bae852ba0ba2d697be5a3d5e