Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 106 · 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: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) trying the room first (d) starting a week early
13. 13.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
16. 16.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
19. 19.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
21. 21.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏱️ 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
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) practising only once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
29. 29.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
32. 32.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) using short cue cards (d) reading a full script
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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