Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 651 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) practising only once
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
12. 12.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
19. 19.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
24. 24.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
29. 29.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event

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