Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 198 · 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 a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) standing tall
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) relaxed at your sides (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
9. 9.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) touching your hair a lot (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
13. 13.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) tapping your foot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) relaxed shoulders
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
16. 16.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
17. 17.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) natural gestures (d) chin up
19. 19.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
20. 20.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) looking at the exit (c) shoulders back, open (d) hunched and closed
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) feet steady and apart (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) calm, still feet
25. 25.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
28. 28.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
30. 30.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.True or false: “calm, still feet” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
35. 35.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
38. 38.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) open hands

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