Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 957 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) only reading silently
2. 2.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) numbered, in order (b) in random order (c) loose and unnumbered (d) backwards
3. 3.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) checking slides early (c) first try on the day (d) practising the opening
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) timing each run (b) reading a full script (c) testing slides on stage (d) only reading silently
6. 6.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) trying the room first (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) marking pauses on cards (c) timing each run (d) never timing yourself
8. 8.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) never (c) while speaking (d) before the event
9. 9.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) nothing at all (c) tiny paragraphs (d) key words only
10. 10.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising for family (b) practising out loud (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
13. 13.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) testing slides on stage (b) checking slides early (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
17. 17.True or false: “trying the room first” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “reading a full script” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising only once (b) practising out loud (c) using short cue cards (d) timing each run
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only reading silently (b) marking pauses on cards (c) starting a week early (d) practising the opening
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: timing each run? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) skipping the ending (c) rewriting it last night (d) reading a full script
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) rewriting it last night (c) only reading silently (d) marking pauses on cards
26. 26.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) ignore the limit (b) speak much faster (c) drop the ending (d) cut, then time it again
27. 27.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) practising for family (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
28. 28.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
29. 29.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) skipping the ending (d) practising out loud
31. 31.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) using short cue cards (b) starting a week early (c) skipping the ending (d) practising the opening
33. 33.True or false: “marking pauses on cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) standing up to practise
35. 35.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to skip practice (c) to win a prize (d) to get feedback
39. 39.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) timing each run (b) marking pauses on cards (c) practising the opening (d) testing slides on stage

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