Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 178 · 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: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) feet steady and apart (d) swaying side to side
3. 3.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
5. 5.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) shoulders back, open (d) looking at the exit
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) chin up
12. 12.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
13. 13.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) behind your head
14. 14.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
17. 17.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
18. 18.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) chin up (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
24. 24.True or false: “natural gestures” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
26. 26.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) hides your face
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
30. 30.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
33. 33.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) chin up
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
38. 38.🙌 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
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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