Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 789 · 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 poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising for family (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
4. 4.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) before the event (c) never (d) after the event
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
6. 6.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) the whole speech (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) never timing yourself (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) skipping the ending
13. 13.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
15. 15.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) testing slides on stage (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) checking slides early (d) using short cue cards
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) starting a week early (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
22. 22.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) first try on the day (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
24. 24.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
26. 26.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) trying the room first
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
31. 31.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
38. 38.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
40. 40.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) cut, then time it again (b) drop the ending (c) speak much faster (d) ignore the limit

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