Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 149 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
4. 4.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
9. 9.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
10. 10.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
11. 11.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) open hands
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) touching your hair a lot
15. 15.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎁 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
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) facing the audience
22. 22.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) looking at the exit
23. 23.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
25. 25.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
31. 31.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧍 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side
37. 37.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) calm, still feet (c) slouching (d) standing tall
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) chin up

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