Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 482 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.👪 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
3. 3.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) using short cue cards
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) practising only once
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
12. 12.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
22. 22.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
23. 23.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
29. 29.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
33. 33.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
35. 35.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) practising the opening
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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