Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 837 · 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: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
7. 7.⏱️ 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) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
11. 11.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
26. 26.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) timing each run
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) marking pauses on cards
32. 32.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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