Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 165 · 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: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
7. 7.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) touching your hair a lot
9. 9.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) hold it up to show
10. 10.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
12. 12.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) arms crossed tightly (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
15. 15.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
18. 18.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
21. 21.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
22. 22.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
23. 23.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
25. 25.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) swaying side to side
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) looking at the exit (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
38. 38.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
39. 39.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) deep in your pockets
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side

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