Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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