Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 473 · 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) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
3. 3.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
10. 10.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
14. 14.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
16. 16.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
24. 24.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
28. 28.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
38. 38.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
39. 39.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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