Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 529 · 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: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) in random order
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
13. 13.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) practising only once
20. 20.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising out loud (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) marking pauses on cards (d) reading a full script
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) timing each run (d) practising only once
24. 24.👪 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
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
27. 27.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising the opening (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day

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