Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 269 · 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.🧍 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
2. 2.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: touching your hair a lot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
3. 3.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: open hands? (a) distracting (b) helpful
4. 4.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a number
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
6. 6.🙌 What does a big, warm smile do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows size
7. 7.🙌 What does a nod toward the chart do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a number (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
8. 8.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: facing the audience? (a) helpful (b) distracting
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) hands deep in pockets (c) slouching (d) facing the audience
10. 10.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a feeling (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) points to something
11. 11.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) open hands (b) standing tall (c) arms crossed tightly (d) facing the audience
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feet steady and apart (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) hands deep in pockets
14. 14.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) arms tightly crossed (b) shoulders back, open (c) looking at the exit (d) hunched and closed
15. 15.True or false: “chin up” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) hide it behind you (b) keep it in your bag (c) cover it with a cloth (d) hold it up to show
17. 17.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) leaning on one leg (c) hopping on the spot (d) swaying to and fro
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) facing the audience (c) arms crossed tightly (d) feet steady and apart
19. 19.🙌 A gesture works best when it… (a) repeats nonstop (b) goes against words (c) matches your words (d) hides your face
20. 20.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) swaying side to side (c) standing tall (d) calm, still feet
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) hands deep in pockets (c) arms crossed tightly (d) slouching
23. 23.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) tapping your foot (b) standing tall (c) fiddling with a pen (d) arms crossed tightly
25. 25.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) helpful (b) distracting
26. 26.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: chin up? (a) helpful (b) distracting
27. 27.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “natural gestures” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: swaying side to side? (a) distracting (b) helpful
32. 32.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: natural gestures? (a) distracting (b) helpful
34. 34.🙌 What does raising a hand high do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows size (d) shows a feeling
35. 35.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: back to the audience? (a) distracting (b) helpful
36. 36.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) helpful (b) distracting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) open hands (b) fiddling with a pen (c) relaxed shoulders (d) natural gestures
38. 38.🙌 What does a hand on your heart do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows size
39. 39.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) swaying side to side (b) tapping your foot (c) hands deep in pockets (d) chin up
40. 40.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting

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