Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 771 · 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 of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
16. 16.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
18. 18.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
19. 19.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
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: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
25. 25.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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