Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 208 · 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.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) repeats nonstop (c) hides your face (d) goes against words
2. 2.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
3. 3.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) back to the audience
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) deep in your pockets (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) facing the audience (c) fiddling with a pen (d) swaying side to side
11. 11.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
13. 13.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) tapping your foot (c) open hands (d) back to the audience
15. 15.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
16. 16.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) natural gestures (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
19. 19.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) hunched and closed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
20. 20.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
21. 21.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) natural gestures (d) facing the audience
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) natural gestures (d) arms crossed tightly
26. 26.🙌 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
27. 27.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
30. 30.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
31. 31.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
32. 32.True or false: “calm, still feet” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🙌 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) calm, still feet (c) standing tall (d) chin up
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) slouching
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) facing the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) tapping your foot
40. 40.🎁 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

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