Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 117 · 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 of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
2. 2.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) standing tall
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
7. 7.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) relaxed shoulders
10. 10.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
11. 11.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
15. 15.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) relaxed shoulders (d) fiddling with a pen
18. 18.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
25. 25.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
36. 36.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
37. 37.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
40. 40.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number

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