Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 422 · 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: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) timing each run
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.⏱️ 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) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
12. 12.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) while speaking (c) after the event (d) before the event
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) practising the opening
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) practising out loud
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) using short cue cards
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) testing slides on stage
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
30. 30.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
35. 35.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) never timing yourself

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