Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 605 · 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) rewriting it last night (b) checking slides early (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising only once
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) practising the opening
9. 9.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) after the event
10. 10.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to tire them out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) rewriting it last night
16. 16.⏱️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) testing slides on stage
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
23. 23.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
26. 26.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) reading a full script
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) starting a week early
31. 31.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) skipping the ending (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
34. 34.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) checking slides early
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
39. 39.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud

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