Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 133 · 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) facing the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) slouching
2. 2.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) chin up
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot
7. 7.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) feet steady and apart
9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
11. 11.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) hide it behind you (c) cover it with a cloth (d) keep it in your bag
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
14. 14.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up
17. 17.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
18. 18.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
19. 19.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) natural gestures
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
32. 32.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
38. 38.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
39. 39.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling

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