Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 150 · 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 poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) marking pauses on cards
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
6. 6.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
8. 8.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
11. 11.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (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: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
20. 20.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
23. 23.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
25. 25.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) practising only once
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
40. 40.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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