Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 425 · 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.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
11. 11.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
12. 12.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) using short cue cards (d) trying the room first
20. 20.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
22. 22.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run

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