Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 905 · 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: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
9. 9.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
13. 13.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
15. 15.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
17. 17.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
28. 28.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) standing up to practise
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) practising the opening
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
40. 40.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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