Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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