Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 231 · 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) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) back to the audience
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) chin up (d) fiddling with a pen
6. 6.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) fiddling with a pen (c) feet steady and apart (d) slouching
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
8. 8.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hide it behind you
9. 9.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) hunched and closed (c) arms tightly crossed (d) shoulders back, open
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) feet steady and apart (c) touching your hair a lot (d) standing tall
11. 11.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
14. 14.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows size
15. 15.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) arms crossed tightly
16. 16.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) swaying side to side (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
17. 17.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) natural gestures (c) facing the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) distracting (b) helpful
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) helpful (b) distracting
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) facing the audience (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
24. 24.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
25. 25.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
26. 26.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) fiddling with a pen (d) natural gestures
28. 28.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
30. 30.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) tall, feet steady (c) swaying to and fro (d) leaning on one leg
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) chin up (c) calm, still feet (d) feet steady and apart
32. 32.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
34. 34.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
35. 35.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) shows a number
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) back to the audience
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) natural gestures
38. 38.🙌 What does holding up three fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tapping your foot (b) slouching (c) back to the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
40. 40.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling

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