Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 453 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) practising the opening
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
9. 9.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) practising only once
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.👪 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) practising only once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day

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