Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 530 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
5. 5.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
7. 7.👪 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
8. 8.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
11. 11.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
12. 12.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
14. 14.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
17. 17.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) standing up to practise
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
23. 23.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
29. 29.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
34. 34.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards

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