Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 178 · 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: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
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 of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
12. 12.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
24. 24.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
27. 27.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
36. 36.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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