Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 766 · 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: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.⏱️ 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
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
30. 30.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
32. 32.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
36. 36.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
39. 39.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards

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