Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 795 · 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.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) timing each run
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) standing up to practise
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
9. 9.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) key words only (c) nothing at all (d) tiny paragraphs
10. 10.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
13. 13.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) only reading silently
16. 16.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) practising for family (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) skipping the ending (d) starting a week early
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) skipping the ending (d) marking pauses on cards
22. 22.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) practising out loud (d) trying the room first
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising the opening (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) reading a full script
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night
28. 28.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) testing slides on stage (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) starting a week early (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
36. 36.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) practising for family (c) starting a week early (d) never timing yourself
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) only reading silently

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