Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 204 · 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.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
3. 3.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
4. 4.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) back to the audience
6. 6.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) repeats nonstop (d) goes against words
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) slouching (d) open hands
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) relaxed shoulders
11. 11.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) swaying to and fro (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) hopping on the spot
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) facing the audience
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) arms crossed tightly (c) open hands (d) swaying side to side
17. 17.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
19. 19.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) chin up (d) facing the audience
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) swaying side to side (c) tapping your foot (d) chin up
22. 22.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
24. 24.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
25. 25.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) chin up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) arms crossed tightly (c) swaying side to side (d) hands deep in pockets
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
30. 30.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) relaxed at your sides
31. 31.🙌 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
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) natural gestures
33. 33.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) hide it behind you
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) open hands
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) hands deep in pockets
39. 39.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
40. 40.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False

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