Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 126 · 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 helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) chin up (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
3. 3.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
4. 4.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) open hands
13. 13.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
15. 15.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) relaxed shoulders (d) open hands
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) chin up
18. 18.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
19. 19.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) slouching
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
23. 23.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
24. 24.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
33. 33.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
38. 38.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up

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