Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

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

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