Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 962 · 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: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) testing slides on stage (c) standing up to practise (d) checking slides early
4. 4.🗂️ What should you write on a cue card? (a) the whole speech (b) tiny paragraphs (c) key words only (d) nothing at all
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) testing slides on stage (c) rewriting it last night (d) first try on the day
6. 6.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) only reading silently (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
8. 8.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) reading a full script (c) first try on the day (d) skipping the ending
11. 11.True or false: “first try on the day” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) standing up to practise (c) testing slides on stage (d) marking pauses on cards
13. 13.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting a week early (b) practising only once (c) trying the room first (d) timing each run
15. 15.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) using short cue cards
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.True or false: “trying the room first” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking slides early (b) standing up to practise (c) never timing yourself (d) practising out loud
20. 20.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “practising out loud” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
23. 23.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) starting a week early (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) practising for family
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) standing up to practise (c) practising the opening (d) timing each run
26. 26.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) numbered, in order (c) in random order (d) loose and unnumbered
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.👪 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) marking pauses on cards (c) trying the room first (d) skipping the ending
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: rewriting it last night? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) practising for family (c) first try on the day (d) marking pauses on cards
34. 34.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) never (b) before the event (c) while speaking (d) after the event
36. 36.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
38. 38.⏱️ Your practice run takes 4 minutes but the limit is 3. What should you do? (a) speak much faster (b) drop the ending (c) ignore the limit (d) cut, then time it again
39. 39.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) standing up to practise (c) reading a full script (d) rewriting it last night
40. 40.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) rewriting it last night

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