Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 117 · 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) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
6. 6.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
10. 10.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
19. 19.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) backwards
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
29. 29.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
39. 39.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) never timing yourself (d) trying the room first

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