Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 258 · 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: relaxed shoulders? (a) helpful (b) distracting
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) helpful (b) distracting
4. 4.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) fiddling with a pen (b) calm, still feet (c) facing the audience (d) relaxed shoulders
5. 5.True or false: “slouching” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) in tight fists (c) deep in your pockets (d) relaxed at your sides
7. 7.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) calm, still feet (c) hands deep in pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
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.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
12. 12.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) leaning on one leg (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) tall, feet steady
13. 13.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) touching your hair a lot (c) open hands (d) standing tall
14. 14.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🙌 What does an open palm to the map do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows size (c) shows a feeling (d) shows a number
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relaxed shoulders (b) calm, still feet (c) feet steady and apart (d) back to the audience
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
18. 18.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
20. 20.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) points to something (c) shows size (d) shows a number
21. 21.True or false: “swaying side to side” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
24. 24.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) distracting (b) helpful
26. 26.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) shows a number (d) points to something
27. 27.True or false: “standing tall” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) feet steady and apart (c) fiddling with a pen (d) touching your hair a lot
29. 29.True or false: “fiddling with a pen” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “slouching” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) facing the audience (c) calm, still feet (d) standing tall
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) chin up (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) fiddling with a pen (c) tapping your foot (d) facing the audience
34. 34.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) relaxed shoulders (c) slouching (d) back to the audience
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) slouching (c) touching your hair a lot (d) fiddling with a pen
36. 36.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “back to the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) helpful (b) distracting
39. 39.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) keep it in your bag (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) cover it with a cloth

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