Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 654 · 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.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) using short cue cards
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
12. 12.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
20. 20.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
30. 30.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) checking slides early (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud

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