Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 192 · 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.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
2. 2.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) chin up (d) calm, still feet
5. 5.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) hides your face (d) repeats nonstop
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) in tight fists (c) relaxed at your sides (d) behind your head
8. 8.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
9. 9.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) facing the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) calm, still feet (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) tapping your foot (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) feet steady and apart
20. 20.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) arms tightly crossed
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) chin up
25. 25.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
26. 26.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
27. 27.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
29. 29.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) hopping on the spot (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
30. 30.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) open hands
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth
36. 36.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) fiddling with a pen
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) feet steady and apart
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) hands deep in pockets (c) feet steady and apart (d) tapping your foot

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