Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 46 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) after the event
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
3. 3.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
4. 4.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👪 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
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
7. 7.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) starting a week early
24. 24.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
28. 28.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) trying the room first
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
38. 38.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise

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