Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 121 · 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.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
12. 12.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) back to the audience
15. 15.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
16. 16.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
21. 21.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
23. 23.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
26. 26.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
36. 36.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
38. 38.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
40. 40.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size

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