Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 561 · 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 poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
4. 4.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
7. 7.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) practising out loud
9. 9.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
13. 13.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
14. 14.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
18. 18.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) using short cue cards (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) skipping the ending (d) practising for family
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) only reading silently
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
33. 33.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) testing slides on stage
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) first try on the day
39. 39.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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