Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 132 · 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.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
2. 2.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) marking pauses on cards
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) practising for family (d) using short cue cards
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
21. 21.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) standing up to practise
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) timing each run
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) practising only once
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
34. 34.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once

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