Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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