Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 971 · 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.👪 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
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
4. 4.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
6. 6.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
7. 7.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
12. 12.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
13. 13.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) checking slides early (d) standing up to practise
16. 16.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) reading a full script
18. 18.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
20. 20.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
24. 24.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
34. 34.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) standing up to practise (d) practising for family
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
40. 40.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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