Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 514 · 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) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) backwards
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
9. 9.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
22. 22.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
23. 23.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
24. 24.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) reading a full script (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
36. 36.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards

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