Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 73 · 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: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) practising only once
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
8. 8.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
9. 9.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
13. 13.⏱️ 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
14. 14.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) trying the room first
16. 16.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
31. 31.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
40. 40.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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