Fill in the Blanks fill in the blanksOnline version fill in the blanks by Halil ONBAŞI 1 is are adds asks are are are include Most students worried and nervous about their first days at a new school as a freshman . Fortunately , most teachers aware of this and they do activities to make their students less worried and more relaxed . These called icebreakers . They talking about oneself , hobbies , interests , fun games , walking around and asking questions to learn about others , etc . The aim to create a friendly and less stressed atmosphere because students can get to know each other and discover their things in common during these activities . According to experts , icebreakers may play an important psychological role in a good academic year . Laila Hudson , a psychologist of Washington State University , ? Can you expect an optimum performance from a footballer if he doesn't do any warm - up ? ' and ? Icebreakers are the same for students . If students feel self - confident in their new classes , they will not suffer from fear of failure and will start to display a better performance . Icebreakers always nice for a good start . '