Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 553 · 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.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) in random order
5. 5.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) nothing at all (d) key words only
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
13. 13.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to skip practice (d) to win a prize
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) reading a full script (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
19. 19.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) marking pauses on cards
22. 22.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
24. 24.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) using short cue cards
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising out loud
28. 28.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) skipping the ending
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) never timing yourself
33. 33.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) skipping the ending
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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