Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 195 · 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: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
4. 4.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
6. 6.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
8. 8.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
16. 16.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
18. 18.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
22. 22.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
24. 24.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
29. 29.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening

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