Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 264 · 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.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) using short cue cards
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
7. 7.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) after the event
9. 9.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
11. 11.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
16. 16.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
29. 29.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
31. 31.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) first try on the day
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
36. 36.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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