Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 118 · 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) hands deep in pockets (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
5. 5.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
9. 9.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) back to the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) chin up
14. 14.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
22. 22.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
24. 24.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
25. 25.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) relaxed shoulders
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) standing tall
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) slouching
34. 34.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
40. 40.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling

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