Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 316 · 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: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) rewriting it last night
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
8. 8.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) using short cue cards
14. 14.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
15. 15.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to win a prize
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising for family
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) starting a week early (d) first try on the day
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
24. 24.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) practising only once
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
29. 29.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good 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 of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) rewriting it last night
36. 36.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) checking slides early (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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