Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 109 · 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: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
16. 16.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) using short cue cards
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
26. 26.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) practising the opening
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
30. 30.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
34. 34.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
40. 40.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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