Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 190 · 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.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) slouching
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
7. 7.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) hides your face (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
8. 8.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) feet steady and apart (d) facing the audience
10. 10.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) standing tall
14. 14.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) standing tall (d) chin up
16. 16.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
18. 18.True or false: “open hands” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) slouching
24. 24.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
27. 27.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
28. 28.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
30. 30.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) standing tall
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) standing tall
33. 33.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
36. 36.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet

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