Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 815 · 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: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising out loud (c) practising the opening (d) marking pauses on cards
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) testing slides on stage (c) starting a week early (d) marking pauses on cards
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) timing each run (d) rewriting it last night
5. 5.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
7. 7.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) backwards (d) loose and unnumbered
8. 8.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
10. 10.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising only once (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
14. 14.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) starting a week early (c) marking pauses on cards (d) skipping the ending
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) never timing yourself (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) first try on the day (c) timing each run (d) marking pauses on cards
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) first try on the day (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
25. 25.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
26. 26.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
27. 27.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) practising for family (d) only reading silently
31. 31.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) only reading silently
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) only reading silently (c) practising for family (d) practising out loud
37. 37.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) timing each run
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.👪 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

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