Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 104 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Rehearse like the real day): Good: practising out loud, standing, timing each run, short numbered cue cards, practising for family, checking slides and the room early. Poor: only reading silently, never timing yourself, skipping the ending, first try on the day, reading a full script. Cue cards: key words only, numbered in speaking order.

1. 1.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising the opening (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
6. 6.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
8. 8.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
11. 11.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
27. 27.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
32. 32.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script

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