Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 136 · 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) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
7. 7.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
11. 11.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
18. 18.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising the opening
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
23. 23.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) timing each run
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) checking slides early
36. 36.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
40. 40.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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