Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 901 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
5. 5.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👪 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
8. 8.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) before the event (d) after the event
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) practising the opening
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
21. 21.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
24. 24.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
27. 27.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) trying the room first
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) practising the opening (d) trying the room first
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
36. 36.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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