Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 521 · 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: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) standing up to practise
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
7. 7.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
12. 12.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
13. 13.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
15. 15.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
20. 20.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) marking pauses on cards
23. 23.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
39. 39.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards

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