Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 574 · 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: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
10. 10.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
17. 17.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) standing up to practise
22. 22.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
25. 25.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
33. 33.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
37. 37.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending

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