Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 590 · 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.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) timing each run
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) using short cue cards (d) practising for family
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
8. 8.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
14. 14.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) ignore the limit (c) speak much faster (d) cut, then time it again
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
17. 17.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
19. 19.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) using short cue cards (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
22. 22.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) starting a week early
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) timing each run
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) practising only once (d) only reading silently
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
40. 40.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids