Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 221 · 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) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) standing up to practise
10. 10.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
12. 12.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
20. 20.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) using short cue cards
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) testing slides on stage
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
29. 29.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
31. 31.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) starting a week early
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day

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