Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 682 · 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: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) checking slides early (d) practising only once
6. 6.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👪 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
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) only reading silently
13. 13.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
15. 15.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) drop the ending
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) skipping the ending
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
18. 18.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) standing up to practise
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising out loud (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
21. 21.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) checking slides early (d) practising out loud
27. 27.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
29. 29.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising for family (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False

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