Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 323 · 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 good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (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) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently
4. 4.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) testing slides on stage
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising the opening (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
16. 16.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) nothing at all (d) the whole speech
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
20. 20.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
30. 30.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
31. 31.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
36. 36.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
40. 40.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered

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