Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 963 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
6. 6.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) starting a week early (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) practising only once
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) starting a week early
10. 10.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
15. 15.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) starting a week early (d) timing each run
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
30. 30.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
35. 35.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
40. 40.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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