Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 506 · 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: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
6. 6.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
7. 7.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
12. 12.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) trying the room first
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
28. 28.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
31. 31.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) after the event
32. 32.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
36. 36.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
38. 38.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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