Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 93 · 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.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
4. 4.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
7. 7.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
8. 8.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) standing up to practise
11. 11.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) using short cue cards
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
19. 19.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
23. 23.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
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) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
38. 38.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) starting a week early

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