Presentation Skills Worksheet: Rehearsing

Public speaking lesson 19: Rehearsing a presentation · Set 998 · 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.🔌 When should you check the slides and the microphone? (a) while speaking (b) after the event (c) never (d) before the event
2. 2.True or false: “practising for family” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗂️ How should you arrange your cue cards? (a) loose and unnumbered (b) backwards (c) in random order (d) numbered, in order
4. 4.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: trying the room first? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
5. 5.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: skipping the ending? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) rewriting it last night (d) practising for family
7. 7.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: testing slides on stage? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) checking slides early (b) skipping the ending (c) timing each run (d) practising for family
9. 9.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: using short cue cards? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) first try on the day (b) only reading silently (c) testing slides on stage (d) timing each run
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the ending (b) practising for family (c) only reading silently (d) reading a full script
12. 12.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) skipping the ending (b) first try on the day (c) practising only once (d) checking slides early
13. 13.👪 Why practise in front of family or friends? (a) to win a prize (b) to skip practice (c) to get feedback (d) to tire them out
14. 14.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) only reading silently (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising the opening (d) practising only once
15. 15.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) reading a full script (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) using short cue cards
16. 16.True or false: “practising out loud” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: checking slides early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
18. 18.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising for family? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) first try on the day (d) timing each run
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting it last night (b) skipping the ending (c) standing up to practise (d) practising only once
21. 21.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: first try on the day? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
22. 22.True or false: “practising the opening” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising out loud (b) timing each run (c) marking pauses on cards (d) rewriting it last night
24. 24.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) practising the opening (b) timing each run (c) practising for family (d) never timing yourself
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.True or false: “testing slides on stage” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “first try on the day” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “timing each run” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) first try on the day (b) never timing yourself (c) rewriting it last night (d) timing each run
30. 30.True or false: “checking slides early” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: starting a week early? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
32. 32.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: standing up to practise? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
33. 33.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: never timing yourself? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good rehearsal habit? (a) practising only once (b) testing slides on stage (c) practising out loud (d) reading a full script
35. 35.True or false: “standing up to practise” is a good rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to practise (b) trying the room first (c) practising the opening (d) skipping the ending
37. 37.True or false: “skipping the ending” is a poor rehearsal habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: only reading silently? (a) a good rehearsal habit (b) a poor rehearsal habit
39. 39.🔁 Good or poor rehearsal habit: practising the opening? (a) a poor rehearsal habit (b) a good rehearsal habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor rehearsal habit? (a) trying the room first (b) using short cue cards (c) reading a full script (d) practising for family

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