Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 691 · 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: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) after the event (d) while speaking
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
10. 10.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
29. 29.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
31. 31.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
37. 37.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
38. 38.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards

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