Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 271 · 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: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) standing up to practise
4. 4.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
13. 13.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) timing each run (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) never
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
38. 38.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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