Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 267 · 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.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
12. 12.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
27. 27.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
28. 28.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) after the event
29. 29.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
37. 37.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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