Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 463 · 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 poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
3. 3.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) never (d) while speaking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
7. 7.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
15. 15.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) skipping the ending
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
26. 26.⏱️ 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
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
29. 29.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
35. 35.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run

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