Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 675 · 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: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising only once
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to skip practice
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: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
13. 13.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) trying the room first (c) marking pauses on cards (d) only reading silently
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
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: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
19. 19.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) trying the room first
21. 21.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
30. 30.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
33. 33.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
34. 34.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise

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