Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 939 · 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: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
3. 3.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
6. 6.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
8. 8.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.⏱️ 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
11. 11.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
16. 16.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
17. 17.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) standing up to practise
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) before the event (d) while speaking
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) trying the room first
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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