Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 943 · 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: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) timing each run (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) tiny paragraphs (b) key words only (c) the whole speech (d) nothing at all
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) standing up to practise (b) using short cue cards (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage
8. 8.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) numbered, in order
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) practising for family (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
11. 11.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
12. 12.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to get feedback (c) to win a prize (d) to skip practice
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising the opening (c) practising for family (d) rewriting it last night
14. 14.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) reading a full script (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
15. 15.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) before the event (d) never
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) trying the room first (c) never timing yourself (d) checking slides early
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) practising the opening (c) starting a week early (d) practising out loud
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) starting a week early (d) reading a full script
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) timing each run (d) reading a full script
21. 21.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) practising out loud (d) only reading silently
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) ignore the limit (c) cut, then time it again (d) drop the ending
25. 25.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “starting a week early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) starting a week early (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) rewriting it last night (b) practising only once (c) first try on the day (d) standing up to practise
29. 29.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) checking slides early (c) practising the opening (d) first try on the day
30. 30.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) never timing yourself (d) only reading silently
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising only once
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) only reading silently (d) practising only once
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) starting a week early (c) first try on the day (d) checking slides early
39. 39.True or false: “practising only once” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True

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