Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 736 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
5. 5.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
9. 9.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) in random order
13. 13.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
18. 18.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
27. 27.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
30. 30.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
36. 36.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day

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