Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 709 · 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.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
3. 3.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
5. 5.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
12. 12.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
14. 14.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
20. 20.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
23. 23.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
30. 30.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
35. 35.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family

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