Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

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

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