Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 209 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) facing the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) back to the audience
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) touching your hair a lot (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
4. 4.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
5. 5.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
6. 6.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
7. 7.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) feet steady and apart (c) swaying side to side (d) arms crossed tightly
9. 9.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) chin up
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) open hands (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) touching your hair a lot (c) back to the audience (d) natural gestures
13. 13.True or false: “facing the audience” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) matches your words (b) goes against words (c) repeats nonstop (d) hides your face
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
16. 16.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) points to something
17. 17.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) natural gestures
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) tapping your foot (d) natural gestures
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) slouching
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) touching your hair a lot
25. 25.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
28. 28.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
29. 29.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
30. 30.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) in tight fists (d) relaxed at your sides
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) open hands (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) relaxed shoulders
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) back to the audience (d) chin up
36. 36.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) slouching (c) standing tall (d) back to the audience
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) swaying side to side (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
39. 39.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) back to the audience (d) fiddling with a pen

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