Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 222 · 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) natural gestures (b) standing tall (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
2. 2.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) relaxed shoulders (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
5. 5.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hide it behind you (c) hold it up to show (d) cover it with a cloth
6. 6.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) tapping your foot (c) touching your hair a lot (d) swaying side to side
8. 8.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) relaxed at your sides (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) open hands (c) hands deep in pockets (d) standing tall
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) back to the audience (c) standing tall (d) relaxed shoulders
11. 11.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) standing tall (c) open hands (d) feet steady and apart
13. 13.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
14. 14.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
15. 15.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
17. 17.True or false: “back to the audience” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
19. 19.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) arms crossed tightly
21. 21.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) open hands
22. 22.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
24. 24.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
25. 25.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
28. 28.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
29. 29.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
32. 32.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) swaying side to side (b) feet steady and apart (c) standing tall (d) chin up
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
37. 37.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) open hands
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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