Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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