Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 206 · 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) hopping on the spot (c) swaying to and fro (d) tall, feet steady
2. 2.🎁 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
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) hands deep in pockets
5. 5.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
6. 6.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) relaxed shoulders (c) feet steady and apart (d) arms crossed tightly
8. 8.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) open hands
11. 11.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
12. 12.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
13. 13.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) relaxed shoulders (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
17. 17.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) chin up (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
19. 19.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) touching your hair a lot (d) calm, still feet
23. 23.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) helpful (b) distracting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) chin up (d) tapping your foot
25. 25.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) deep in your pockets (c) behind your head (d) in tight fists
26. 26.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
27. 27.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) facing the audience (d) swaying side to side
29. 29.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) standing tall
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) chin up (d) slouching
35. 35.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) matches your words (c) goes against words (d) repeats nonstop
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) fiddling with a pen
37. 37.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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