Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 464 · 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) practising only once (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) skipping the ending
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
4. 4.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to tire them out (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
6. 6.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
9. 9.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising the opening
18. 18.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) checking slides early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) skipping the ending
28. 28.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) reading a full script
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) trying the room first (d) only reading silently
34. 34.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
36. 36.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) timing each run (d) checking slides early
38. 38.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) starting a week early
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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