Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 823 · 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: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) before the event (d) never
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) tiny paragraphs
6. 6.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
7. 7.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) marking pauses on cards (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) trying the room first (c) practising out loud (d) testing slides on stage
10. 10.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) using short cue cards
12. 12.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) never timing yourself (c) skipping the ending (d) timing each run
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) never timing yourself (c) marking pauses on cards (d) standing up to practise
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) rewriting it last night (c) trying the room first (d) checking slides early
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) trying the room first (d) testing slides on stage
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising only once (c) timing each run (d) practising out loud
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
28. 28.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) starting a week early (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) first try on the day
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) checking slides early
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) using short cue cards (c) only reading silently (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) ignore the limit
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) timing each run (d) using short cue cards
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) using short cue cards (c) starting a week early (d) only reading silently

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