Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 223 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
4. 4.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
6. 6.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
19. 19.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
23. 23.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
25. 25.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script

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