Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 716 · 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) skipping the ending (b) practising the opening (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) first try on the day (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
4. 4.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) using short cue cards
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) before the event
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) reading a full script
8. 8.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👪 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) marking pauses on cards (c) first try on the day (d) reading a full script
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) checking slides early (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
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) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) backwards (d) in random order
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) starting a week early (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
22. 22.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) marking pauses on cards
26. 26.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
28. 28.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) cut, then time it again (c) ignore the limit (d) speak much faster
29. 29.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) rewriting it last night
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
32. 32.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
39. 39.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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