Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 799 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
9. 9.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
13. 13.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
17. 17.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
25. 25.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) starting a week early
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
30. 30.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
32. 32.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
39. 39.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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