Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 877 · 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.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
2. 2.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
4. 4.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) rewriting it last night (c) practising for family (d) practising the opening
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to skip practice (b) to win a prize (c) to tire them out (d) to get feedback
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) first try on the day
12. 12.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) nothing at all (c) key words only (d) the whole speech
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
14. 14.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) cut, then time it again (c) drop the ending (d) speak much faster
15. 15.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising for family (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
16. 16.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) never
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
24. 24.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising out loud
26. 26.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “timing each run” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) practising only once (d) practising the opening
29. 29.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
31. 31.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) trying the room first (c) practising only once (d) first try on the day
32. 32.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) first try on the day
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
34. 34.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) practising out loud (d) never timing yourself
37. 37.True or false: “only reading silently” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) practising out loud (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
39. 39.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) first try on the day (d) starting a week early
40. 40.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit

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