Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 175 · 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) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) swaying side to side (d) open hands
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) slouching
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
5. 5.🙌 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
7. 7.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧍 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) arms crossed tightly
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) tapping your foot (d) standing tall
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) touching your hair a lot (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) chin up
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) facing the audience (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
23. 23.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) fiddling with a pen (c) natural gestures (d) feet steady and apart
25. 25.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) tapping your foot (d) feet steady and apart
34. 34.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) relaxed shoulders (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
38. 38.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hold it up to show (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
39. 39.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) swaying side to side

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