Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 369 · 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) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
2. 2.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) testing slides on stage
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
12. 12.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) marking pauses on cards (d) trying the room first
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) checking slides early
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) drop the ending
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
25. 25.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) starting a week early
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) starting a week early
34. 34.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) using short cue cards
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) rewriting it last night (d) checking slides early
38. 38.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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