Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 220 · 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.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) tapping your foot
3. 3.🙌 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
4. 4.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) hunched and closed (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) shoulders back, open
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) standing tall (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
9. 9.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
10. 10.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) fiddling with a pen
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
13. 13.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) swaying to and fro (c) leaning on one leg (d) tall, feet steady
14. 14.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) hides your face (c) repeats nonstop (d) matches your words
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) hands deep in pockets (c) chin up (d) relaxed shoulders
17. 17.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) standing tall (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) hands deep in pockets
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) feet steady and apart
20. 20.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
22. 22.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
23. 23.True or false: “tapping your foot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) swaying side to side (c) fiddling with a pen (d) open hands
25. 25.True or false: “swaying side to side” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
27. 27.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
29. 29.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) open hands (c) facing the audience (d) back to the audience
30. 30.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
33. 33.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) in tight fists (c) behind your head (d) deep in your pockets
34. 34.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
35. 35.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) slouching (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) tapping your foot
36. 36.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) open hands (c) arms crossed tightly (d) fiddling with a pen
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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