Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 616 · 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: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) trying the room first
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
9. 9.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) marking pauses on cards
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
18. 18.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
26. 26.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) never (d) while speaking
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
34. 34.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
37. 37.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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