Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 403 · 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 good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
6. 6.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
14. 14.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
15. 15.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
19. 19.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
20. 20.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
24. 24.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
25. 25.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) after the event (d) while speaking
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early

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