Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 933 · 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) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
3. 3.👪 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
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
10. 10.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) starting a week early
13. 13.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
16. 16.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
22. 22.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) rewriting it last night (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
30. 30.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early

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