Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 105 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Tall, still, open): Helpful: standing tall, feet steady and apart, relaxed shoulders, open hands, facing the audience, natural gestures. Distracting: slouching, swaying, arms crossed tightly, hands deep in pockets, fiddling, tapping your foot, your back to the audience. Gestures show a number, a size, something to look at or a feeling — they must match your words. When not gesturing, rest your hands at your sides.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) feet steady and apart
4. 4.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
6. 6.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) natural gestures
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) swaying side to side
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
13. 13.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
21. 21.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
22. 22.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
23. 23.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
26. 26.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
34. 34.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
36. 36.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands

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