Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 141 · 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 distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
3. 3.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
5. 5.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
7. 7.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) behind your head (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) relaxed shoulders
14. 14.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
16. 16.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) touching your hair a lot
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) tapping your foot
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🎁 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
22. 22.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
24. 24.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) natural gestures
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
30. 30.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) feet steady and apart (d) calm, still feet
32. 32.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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