Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 499 · 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: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
7. 7.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) starting a week early
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
10. 10.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) rewriting it last night (c) trying the room first (d) marking pauses on cards
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
17. 17.👪 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
18. 18.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
20. 20.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
22. 22.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
30. 30.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
31. 31.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night

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