Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 840 · 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.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) drop the ending (c) cut, then time it again (d) speak much faster
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising only once (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (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) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
6. 6.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
7. 7.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to get feedback (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to tire them out
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) standing up to practise
9. 9.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) standing up to practise (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
10. 10.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) skipping the ending (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
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) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) practising only once (d) practising for family
14. 14.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) timing each run (d) starting a week early
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising out loud (c) never timing yourself (d) testing slides on stage
19. 19.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) starting a week early (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
20. 20.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “checking slides early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) first try on the day
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
27. 27.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) in random order
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising for family (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
31. 31.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
35. 35.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) rewriting it last night (c) trying the room first (d) starting a week early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) standing up to practise (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit

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