Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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