Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 864 · 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: skipping the ending? (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) drop the ending (b) speak much faster (c) cut, then time it again (d) ignore the limit
3. 3.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) using short cue cards (d) practising out loud
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising the opening (c) marking pauses on cards (d) practising for family
8. 8.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) the whole speech (c) tiny paragraphs (d) nothing at all
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) marking pauses on cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) rewriting it last night
12. 12.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) before the event (b) after the event (c) never (d) while speaking
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) using short cue cards (d) standing up to practise
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) timing each run (c) never timing yourself (d) skipping the ending
17. 17.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) backwards
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) rewriting it last night
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) checking slides early (c) reading a full script (d) only reading silently
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) practising for family
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) checking slides early (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
24. 24.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to tire them out (c) to skip practice (d) to get feedback
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) marking pauses on cards (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
26. 26.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
27. 27.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) practising out loud
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) testing slides on stage (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) practising for family
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) checking slides early (c) using short cue cards (d) practising only once
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising for family
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
38. 38.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) practising the opening (c) skipping the ending (d) practising only once
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) reading a full script
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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