Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 536 · 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) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
2. 2.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
7. 7.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
8. 8.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
17. 17.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
23. 23.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
30. 30.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) checking slides early

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