Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 446 · 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: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
4. 4.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
11. 11.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
12. 12.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
19. 19.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
20. 20.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
25. 25.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
27. 27.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
35. 35.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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