Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 879 · 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: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) starting a week early
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
13. 13.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
16. 16.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
21. 21.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
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) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
26. 26.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) trying the room first
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
29. 29.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) first try on the day
38. 38.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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