Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 426 · 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: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) rewriting it last night
3. 3.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
13. 13.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
14. 14.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) first try on the day
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
27. 27.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
29. 29.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) tiny paragraphs
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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