Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 944 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
5. 5.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
11. 11.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
13. 13.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
18. 18.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) marking pauses on cards
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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