Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 157 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
5. 5.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
8. 8.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
13. 13.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
15. 15.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising for family
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
23. 23.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
28. 28.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
36. 36.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early

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