Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 254 · 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) open hands (b) touching your hair a lot (c) feet steady and apart (d) relaxed shoulders
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) hands deep in pockets
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) hands deep in pockets (d) calm, still feet
5. 5.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) points to something (c) shows a number (d) shows a feeling
6. 6.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) shows size
8. 8.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
9. 9.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
10. 10.True or false: “tapping your foot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) slouching (d) relaxed shoulders
12. 12.True or false: “arms crossed tightly” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) cover it with a cloth (c) hold it up to show (d) keep it in your bag
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) tapping your foot (c) natural gestures (d) touching your hair a lot
15. 15.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
16. 16.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) distracting (b) helpful
17. 17.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) swaying side to side (d) fiddling with a pen
21. 21.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) in tight fists (b) relaxed at your sides (c) deep in your pockets (d) behind your head
23. 23.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) facing the audience
25. 25.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) goes against words (b) repeats nonstop (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) open hands (d) tapping your foot
27. 27.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) swaying side to side
28. 28.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) swaying side to side (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
29. 29.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
32. 32.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) feet steady and apart (c) calm, still feet (d) natural gestures
34. 34.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) standing tall (c) swaying side to side (d) calm, still feet
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) back to the audience (c) touching your hair a lot (d) relaxed shoulders
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
39. 39.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) back to the audience (c) natural gestures (d) slouching

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