Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 565 · 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.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
5. 5.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
10. 10.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) standing up to practise
13. 13.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) trying the room first
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 poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
23. 23.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) practising for family (d) starting a week early
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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