Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 129 · 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.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
10. 10.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
11. 11.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
12. 12.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) tapping your foot
14. 14.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
15. 15.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
19. 19.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
21. 21.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
22. 22.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
23. 23.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
33. 33.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
39. 39.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) natural gestures
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) facing the audience

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