Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 131 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
2. 2.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
21. 21.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) starting a week early
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) marking pauses on cards (d) trying the room first
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
26. 26.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
33. 33.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
34. 34.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening

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