Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 839 · 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: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) starting a week early (c) trying the room first (d) practising for family
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) skipping the ending (d) first try on the day
6. 6.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising for family (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to get feedback (c) to tire them out (d) to win a prize
9. 9.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) skipping the ending
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
12. 12.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) numbered, in order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
13. 13.⏱️ 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
14. 14.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) trying the room first
16. 16.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) skipping the ending (d) standing up to practise
18. 18.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) checking slides early (d) never timing yourself
20. 20.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) checking slides early (d) first try on the day
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) checking slides early (c) practising only once (d) testing slides on stage
32. 32.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) only reading silently (c) trying the room first (d) never timing yourself
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) skipping the ending (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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