Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 166 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
10. 10.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
14. 14.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) practising the opening
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
21. 21.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) in random order
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
25. 25.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
27. 27.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise
30. 30.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
32. 32.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids