Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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