Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 206 · 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: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
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 poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising the opening
19. 19.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) marking pauses on cards (d) trying the room first
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
26. 26.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
28. 28.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) reading a full script
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) starting a week early
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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