Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 80 · 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) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
2. 2.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
7. 7.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) after the event (d) while speaking
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
10. 10.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
22. 22.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
25. 25.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
26. 26.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) trying the room first
30. 30.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
34. 34.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once

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