Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 797 · 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) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) testing slides on stage
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
3. 3.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) loose and unnumbered (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
6. 6.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) starting a week early
8. 8.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) never timing yourself
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) starting a week early
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “practising the opening” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
16. 16.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) starting a week early (d) trying the room first
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
23. 23.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) timing each run
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) practising only once (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) testing slides on stage (d) standing up to practise
28. 28.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) rewriting it last night (d) marking pauses on cards
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) testing slides on stage
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) standing up to practise (c) practising for family (d) marking pauses on cards
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising only once (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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