Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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