Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 981 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
2. 2.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
8. 8.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
14. 14.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
15. 15.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) testing slides on stage
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
21. 21.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
22. 22.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
24. 24.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run

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