Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 148 · 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) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
2. 2.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
5. 5.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
9. 9.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
10. 10.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) back to the audience
14. 14.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
22. 22.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
33. 33.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) facing the audience
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
37. 37.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
39. 39.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) swaying to and fro
40. 40.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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