Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 317 · 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) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
2. 2.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
5. 5.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
21. 21.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
22. 22.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
27. 27.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
31. 31.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
34. 34.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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