Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 368 · 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 skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) using short cue cards
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
7. 7.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
11. 11.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
22. 22.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
28. 28.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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