Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 713 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) skipping the ending (c) reading a full script (d) practising out loud
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) reading a full script (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
10. 10.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) marking pauses on cards
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) standing up to practise
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
18. 18.⏱️ 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
19. 19.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) practising out loud (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
20. 20.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) using short cue cards
22. 22.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) first try on the day
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) checking slides early
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) using short cue cards (d) only reading silently
36. 36.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
39. 39.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) backwards (d) numbered, in order
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run

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