Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 135 · 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.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
2. 2.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) hands deep in pockets
5. 5.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
6. 6.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
7. 7.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
8. 8.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
16. 16.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) slouching
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
19. 19.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
20. 20.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) looking at the exit (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) standing tall
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
25. 25.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
29. 29.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
35. 35.🙌 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
36. 36.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
37. 37.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) calm, still feet
39. 39.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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