Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 437 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising only once (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) after the event (d) while speaking
11. 11.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) standing up to practise
13. 13.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
19. 19.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) in random order (d) backwards
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) standing up to practise (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
25. 25.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) practising for family
27. 27.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
35. 35.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
38. 38.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending

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