Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 112 · 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 of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) using short cue cards
17. 17.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
19. 19.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
21. 21.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) never (d) while speaking
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) marking pauses on cards
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
39. 39.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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