Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 306 · 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.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
4. 4.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
9. 9.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) checking slides early
16. 16.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
23. 23.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
29. 29.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) testing slides on stage
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
35. 35.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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