Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 201 · 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.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) keep it in your bag (d) hide it behind you
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
3. 3.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) hopping on the spot
4. 4.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) in tight fists
5. 5.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) standing tall
6. 6.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
7. 7.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
8. 8.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙌 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
11. 11.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
13. 13.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
16. 16.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) arms crossed tightly (d) back to the audience
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
21. 21.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) touching your hair a lot
27. 27.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
28. 28.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) standing tall
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
31. 31.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
32. 32.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) hands deep in pockets (d) back to the audience
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) swaying side to side (c) back to the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) hands deep in pockets (c) touching your hair a lot (d) facing the audience
37. 37.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
39. 39.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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