Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 733 · 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: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
5. 5.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) after the event
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
7. 7.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
13. 13.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
16. 16.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
18. 18.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising the opening (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
35. 35.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night

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