Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 904 · 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: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
6. 6.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
12. 12.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
18. 18.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
22. 22.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) marking pauses on cards
25. 25.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) practising only once
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
37. 37.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud

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