Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 16 · 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: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
3. 3.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) slouching (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) standing tall
11. 11.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
17. 17.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) slouching
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
21. 21.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
22. 22.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
23. 23.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
24. 24.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
25. 25.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
26. 26.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
27. 27.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
30. 30.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) fiddling with a pen
33. 33.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
34. 34.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) open hands
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True

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