Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 19 · 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: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) arms crossed tightly
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
4. 4.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) open hands
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
8. 8.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) standing tall (d) open hands
12. 12.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) arms crossed tightly (c) touching your hair a lot (d) open hands
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) feet steady and apart
17. 17.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
18. 18.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
19. 19.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) calm, still feet
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) standing tall
22. 22.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
23. 23.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) arms crossed tightly (d) swaying side to side
25. 25.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
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) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🧍 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
30. 30.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) slouching (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) natural gestures (d) tapping your foot
35. 35.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
36. 36.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids