Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 888 · 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: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
5. 5.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
10. 10.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
12. 12.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
17. 17.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
24. 24.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
26. 26.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) using short cue cards
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
40. 40.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards

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