Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 974 · 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: testing slides on stage? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) practising out loud (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
3. 3.True or false: “reading a full script” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to tire them out (b) to win a prize (c) to get feedback (d) to skip practice
5. 5.True or false: “only reading silently” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) only reading silently (c) practising out loud (d) standing up to practise
7. 7.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) backwards (b) in random order (c) numbered, in order (d) loose and unnumbered
8. 8.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) only reading silently (c) reading a full script (d) standing up to practise
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) only reading silently (c) checking slides early (d) standing up to practise
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) reading a full script (d) starting a week early
13. 13.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) never timing yourself (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) checking slides early
14. 14.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
15. 15.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) after the event (b) while speaking (c) never (d) before the event
16. 16.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising only once? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising for family (b) practising the opening (c) practising only once (d) standing up to practise
18. 18.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) timing each run (c) standing up to practise (d) trying the room first
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) first try on the day (c) skipping the ending (d) never timing yourself
20. 20.⏱️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing slides on stage (b) marking pauses on cards (c) skipping the ending (d) rewriting it last night
22. 22.True or false: “practising only once” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising only once (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family
24. 24.True or false: “never timing yourself” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) trying the room first (c) reading a full script (d) never timing yourself
26. 26.True or false: “practising for family” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising out loud? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using short cue cards (b) first try on the day (c) standing up to practise (d) practising out loud
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) reading a full script (c) only reading silently (d) practising the opening
30. 30.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) marking pauses on cards (b) skipping the ending (c) only reading silently (d) never timing yourself
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: reading a full script? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
32. 32.True or false: “using short cue cards” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) using short cue cards (d) testing slides on stage
34. 34.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) testing slides on stage (d) starting a week early
36. 36.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising for family (d) timing each run
37. 37.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
38. 38.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
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) True (b) False

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