Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 803 · 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) only reading silently (b) never timing yourself (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
2. 2.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) rewriting it last night (c) reading a full script (d) first try on the day
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) practising only once (d) using short cue cards
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
11. 11.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
14. 14.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) while speaking (d) never
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) trying the room first (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) skipping the ending (c) starting a week early (d) practising for family
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) practising the opening (c) testing slides on stage (d) trying the room first
21. 21.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) trying the room first (d) standing up to practise
24. 24.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) never timing yourself (c) practising for family (d) standing up to practise
27. 27.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) first try on the day
31. 31.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) nothing at all (b) tiny paragraphs (c) the whole speech (d) key words only
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising the opening (c) only reading silently (d) practising for family

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