Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 253 · 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) feet steady and apart (b) open hands (c) calm, still feet (d) arms crossed tightly
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) points to something (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
5. 5.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) back to the audience (c) swaying side to side (d) facing the audience
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) arms crossed tightly (c) calm, still feet (d) slouching
8. 8.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
9. 9.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) relaxed at your sides (b) behind your head (c) in tight fists (d) deep in your pockets
10. 10.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) open hands (d) slouching
11. 11.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
13. 13.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
15. 15.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) chin up (c) slouching (d) natural gestures
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) slouching (c) tapping your foot (d) calm, still feet
19. 19.🎁 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
20. 20.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
21. 21.🙌 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
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) helpful (b) distracting
23. 23.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) relaxed shoulders (c) back to the audience (d) arms crossed tightly
24. 24.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) distracting (b) helpful
27. 27.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) hands deep in pockets (d) slouching
29. 29.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
30. 30.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) touching your hair a lot
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) swaying side to side (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
32. 32.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) shoulders back, open (b) arms tightly crossed (c) hunched and closed (d) looking at the exit
33. 33.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) touching your hair a lot (c) slouching (d) tapping your foot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) touching your hair a lot
37. 37.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) natural gestures (b) fiddling with a pen (c) slouching (d) arms crossed tightly
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) swaying side to side
39. 39.🙌 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chin up (b) natural gestures (c) tapping your foot (d) relaxed shoulders

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