Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 785 · 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: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
4. 4.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
5. 5.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
6. 6.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) standing up to practise
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) trying the room first
10. 10.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
11. 11.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) while speaking
12. 12.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) starting a week early
15. 15.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) marking pauses on cards (d) never timing yourself
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) standing up to practise (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family
19. 19.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) standing up to practise (c) trying the room first (d) timing each run
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) practising for family
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) practising out loud
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) starting a week early (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
38. 38.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage

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