Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 172 · 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.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
3. 3.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) calm, still feet (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
7. 7.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
10. 10.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
16. 16.🎁 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
17. 17.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) shoulders back, open
20. 20.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
24. 24.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) repeats nonstop (c) goes against words (d) matches your words
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) calm, still feet
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
32. 32.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
38. 38.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
39. 39.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size

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