Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 885 · 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.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) key words only (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) the whole speech
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) marking pauses on cards (c) checking slides early (d) rewriting it last night
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) standing up to practise (c) practising only once (d) skipping the ending
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) marking pauses on cards (d) first try on the day
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising the opening (c) rewriting it last night (d) never timing yourself
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) practising only once (c) standing up to practise (d) only reading silently
13. 13.True or false: “starting a week early” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) testing slides on stage (d) practising out loud
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) timing each run (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
19. 19.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) in random order (b) backwards (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
20. 20.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) timing each run (c) trying the room first (d) practising the opening
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) testing slides on stage (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) using short cue cards (c) never timing yourself (d) rewriting it last night
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) rewriting it last night (c) never timing yourself (d) practising only once
26. 26.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) starting a week early
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “rewriting it last night” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) rewriting it last night (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading a full script (b) using short cue cards (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) standing up to practise (c) using short cue cards (d) skipping the ending
34. 34.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) never (c) after the event (d) before the event
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: marking pauses on cards? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) timing each run (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) rewriting it last night (c) checking slides early (d) reading a full script
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) first try on the day (c) using short cue cards (d) checking slides early
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising out loud (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself

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