Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 498 · 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: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) after the event (d) while speaking
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
7. 7.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
23. 23.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
25. 25.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) first try on the day (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
37. 37.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
39. 39.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered

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