Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 719 · 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: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
6. 6.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
17. 17.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
18. 18.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
20. 20.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
23. 23.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) after the event (d) while speaking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) marking pauses on cards
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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