Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 336 · 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.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) standing up to practise
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) backwards
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
7. 7.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏱️ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) checking slides early
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
38. 38.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
40. 40.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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