Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 495 · 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.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) after the event
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
9. 9.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) reading a full script
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) testing slides on stage
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
18. 18.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
20. 20.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
24. 24.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
30. 30.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
32. 32.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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