Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 773 · 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: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) after the event
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “checking slides early” 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: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) marking pauses on cards
13. 13.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
15. 15.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) practising the opening
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.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
23. 23.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
26. 26.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
27. 27.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
28. 28.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) practising the opening
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise

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