Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 729 · 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 good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) trying the room first
8. 8.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
13. 13.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
21. 21.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) in random order
22. 22.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) after the event
23. 23.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
25. 25.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
32. 32.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
34. 34.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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