Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 238 · 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.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
2. 2.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) standing tall
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hide it behind you (c) keep it in your bag (d) hold it up to show
7. 7.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) facing the audience (c) open hands (d) touching your hair a lot
8. 8.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) standing tall
11. 11.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) standing tall (c) relaxed shoulders (d) swaying side to side
13. 13.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) feet steady and apart (c) chin up (d) back to the audience
16. 16.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) touching your hair a lot
20. 20.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
21. 21.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) hopping on the spot (b) leaning on one leg (c) tall, feet steady (d) swaying to and fro
22. 22.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) arms crossed tightly (c) facing the audience (d) slouching
23. 23.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙌 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
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) hands deep in pockets (c) open hands (d) standing tall
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) chin up (c) facing the audience (d) tapping your foot
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) back to the audience (c) relaxed shoulders (d) hands deep in pockets
32. 32.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) feet steady and apart (c) relaxed shoulders (d) chin up
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
35. 35.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) hides your face (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) repeats nonstop
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
37. 37.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
38. 38.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience

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