Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 757 · 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: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) after the event
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) starting a week early
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) starting a week early
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
19. 19.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
21. 21.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) timing each run
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
29. 29.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
31. 31.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
35. 35.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
39. 39.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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