Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 491 · 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: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
4. 4.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
8. 8.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) starting a week early
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
17. 17.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
19. 19.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
22. 22.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
25. 25.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
27. 27.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
29. 29.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice

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